WWWF – 1974 Results
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 1, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/5/74:
1/12/74:
1/19/74:
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Mr. X
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 2, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Otto Von Heller at 6:51 in a non-title match with a powerslam
Also included Don Leo Jonathan, El Olympico, & Manuel Soto
1/5/74:
1/12/74:
1/19/74 (aired 1/22 in the NYC market) – hosted by Vince McMahon:
? defeated Joe Turco & Pancho Valdez
Jose Gonzalez defeated Ed Sullivan at 5:04
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Les Morgan via submission at 2:11 with the backbreaker
Otto Von Heller defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Juan Caruso & the Red Demon
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 3, 1974
El Olympico vs. Pancho Valdez
Otto Von Heller vs. Manuel Soto
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Mr. Fuji & Mike McCord (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Larry Hennig
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 4, 1974
El Olympico vs. Manuel Soto
Arnold Skaaland vs. Otto Von Heller
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Joe Turco & Pancho Valdez
Pedro Morales vs. Ed Sullivan
WWA @ Indianapolis, IN – Exposition Convention Center – January 5, 1974 (8,000)
Clem Turner defeated Bo Brown
Cora Combs vs. Baby Doll
Ivan Koloff defeated Prince Pullins
Bobby Heenan defeated Raul Guzman
Tony Romano defeated Gilbert Guerrero
Pepper Gomez defeated Baron Von Raschke
WWA Champion Bob Ellis fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino to win the titles
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 8, 1974 (1,472)
Pancho Valdez defeated Mike Pappas at 14:02
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez at 8:10
Otto Von Heller defeated Manuel Soto at 11:27
Larry Hennig defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 12:40
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji & Joe Turco (sub. for Mike McCord) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Newport, RI – Hotel Viking Main Ballroom – January 9, 1974 (1,300; sell out)
Larry Hennig vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller vs. Manuel Soto & Jose Gonzalez
Mike Pappas (sub. for El Olympico) fought Joe Turco to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho defeated Mike McCord
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Mr. Fuji to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – January 10, 1974 (600)
Mr. Fuji defeated Mike Pappas
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Manuel Soto
Stan Stasiak defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
Larry Hennig defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 11, 1974
Mike Conrad fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Otto Von Heller defeated Jose Gonzalez at the 14-minute mark
Ricky Sexton defeated Joe Turco at the 16-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Tony Altimore & Pancho Valdez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Garea won at the 12-minute mark; fall #2: Ho won at the 9-minute mark
Pedro Morales defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification at the 19-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 11, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. Mike Pappas
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Pete Doherty
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Mr. X & Juan Caruso (handicap match)
Mr. Fuji vs. Manuel Soto
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 11, 1974 (7,322)
Killer Kowalski won a 20-man battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, Kowalski earned a title shot vs. WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino later in the show; other participants included: George Steele, Dominic DeNucci, Tony Parisi, Waldo Von Erich, the Mongol, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Dr. Bill Miller
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Red Demon at 3:40
Ron Matteucci defeated Frank Durso at 7:12
The Executioner defeated Dan Miller at 11:14
Dr. Bill Miller fought Chuck O’Connor to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci & Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Fargo via disqualification at 18:12
Waldo Von Erich pinned Frank Holtz at 11:24
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski at 12:06
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 12, 1974
Pancho Valdez & Joe Turco vs. Manuel Soto & Mike Pappas
Cisco Kid vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Otto Von Heller vs. Mr. X
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
Larry Hennig vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho
Mr. Fuji vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak at 13:42
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 14, 1974 (22,147)
Butcher Brannigan defeated Mike Pappas at 11:15
Otto Von Heller defeated Tony Altimore at 9:55
Jose Gonzalez & Manuel Soto defeated Pancho Valdez & Joe Turco in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:40
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 9:41
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 4:00
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Don Leo Jonathon at 17:44
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Larry Hennig & Mike McCord in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:20
Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak at 14:45
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – January 15, 1974
Manuel Soto defeated Mr. X
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ed Sullivan
Mr. Fuji defeated Arnold Skaaland
Jose Gonzalez fought Otto Von Heller to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho fought Stan Stasiak to a double disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea fought Don Leo Jonathan to a double disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Larry Hennig to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – January 16, 1974
Otto Von Heller defeated Arnold Skaaland
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ed Sullivan
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Jose Gonzalez
Mr. Fuji fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak, Larry Hennig, & Mr. X (sub. for Mike McCord) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – January 17, 1974
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Dean Ross & Chuck Richards in a handicap match
Gorilla Monsoon fought Otto Von Heller to a double disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho defeated Mike McCord
Manuel Soto & Pete Doherty defeated Joe Turco & Pancho Valdez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Pappas
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji
Chief Jay Strongbow & Jose Gonzalez defeated Stan Stasiak & Larry Hennig via disqualification
WWWF @ Clark, NJ – Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School Gym – January 18, 1974
Miguel Feliciano defeated Les Morgan
Johnny Rodz fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Pancho Valdez & Dean Ross (sub. for Joe Turco) in a handicap match
Peggy Patterson & Dottie Downs defeated Susan Green & Donna Christianello
Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – January 18, 1974
Joe Turco pinned Mike Conrad at 14:03
Juan Caruso fought Tomas Marin to a draw
Otto Von Heller pinned Arnold Skaaland at 13:34
Mr. Fuji pinned Jose Gonzalez at 14:52
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification at 14:17 after Hennig used a foreign object
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 18, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. El Olympico
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Lee Wong
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Don Leo Jonathan & Ed Sullivan
Included 2 other bouts
WWWF @ Whitman, MA – January 19, 1974
Manuel Soto & Jose Gonzalez defeated Joe Turco & Pancho Valdez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike McCord
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Mike Pappas & Miguel Feliciano in a handicap match
Nikolai Volkoff defeated El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Stan Stasiak & Larry Hennig via disqualification
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 21, 1974 (14,720)
Susan Green & Donna Christanello defeated Dottie Downs & Peggy Patterson via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Tony Altimore & Ed Sullivan
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Pappas (sub. for El Olympico) at 3:30
Larry Hennig defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 13:25
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Mike McCord) at 14:30
Otto Von Heller defeated Jose Gonzalez at 13:45
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak at 18:35
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Don Leo Jonathan to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 22, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/26/74:
2/2/74:
2/9/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 23, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Mr. Fuji (w/ the Grand Wizard) at 8:07 in a non-title bout with a backdrop (History of the WWF Heavyweight Title)
Also included Nikolai Volkoff, Otto Von Heller, Ed Sullivan, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho, Larry Hennig, Manuel Soto & Mr. X
1/26/74:
2/2/74:
2/9/74:
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – January 23, 1974
Susan Green & Donna Christianello vs. Peggy Patterson (sub. for Paula Kay) & Dottie Downs
Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak & Don Leo Jonathan
WWWF @ Trenton, NJ – Civic Center – January 24, 1974
Joe Turco defeated Mike Pappas
Pancho Valdez (sub. for Mike McCord) fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Mr. Fuji defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho via count-out
Susan Green & Donna Christianello defeated Peggy Patterson (sub. for Paula Kay) & Dottie Downs
Pedro Morales fought Don Leo Jonathan to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Auditorium – January 24, 1974
Ed Sullivan defeated Juan Caruso at 19:45
Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller defeated El Olympico & Jose Gonzalez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Volkoff’s team won at 19:45; fall #2: Volkoff’s team won at 6:45
Stan Stasiak defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 11:10; after te bout, both men battled back to the dressing room and out into the street; after the bout, Strongbow returned to the ring, demanding a rematch with Stasiak, which he was granted for the next card on 2/14 by WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg
Larry Hennig defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea via count-out at 15:00
WWA @ Indianapolis, IN – January 25, 1974 (8,000)
Art Thomas defeated Ken Dillinger (sub. for Ivan Koloff)
Bobby Bold Eagle fought Cowboy Parker to a draw
Mike Snyder defeated the Great Saki
Wilbur Snyder defeated Bo Brown
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Clem Turner
Luis Martinez defeated Tony Romano
Pepper Gomez defeated Bobby Heenan in a Mexican Death Match
WWA Champion Bob Ellis defeated Baron Von Raschke in a Loser Leaves Town Match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dick the Bruiser defeated WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 25, 1974
Mike Pappas defeated Pancho Valdez
Otto Von Heller defeated Mike Pappas
Mr. Fuji defeated Tomas Marin
Susan Green & Donna Christianello defeated Peggy Patterson & Debbie Downs in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Don Leo Jonathan to a double count-out
WWA @ Detroit, MI – January 26, 1974
Ricky Cortez defeated Raul Guzman
Bobby Bold Eagle fought the Beast to a draw
Art Thomas defeated Tony Romano
WWA Champion Bob Ellis defeated Cowboy Parker
Bobby Heenan defeated Luis Martinez
WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dick the Bruiser & WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 26, 1974
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho fought Otto Von Heller to a draw
Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Gonzalez via count-out
Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea via count-out
Susan Green & Donna Christianello defeated Peggy Patterson & Dottie Downs in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pedro Morales, Gorilla Monsoon, & Chief Jay Strongbow fought Don Leo Jonathan, Larry Hennig, & Stan Stasiak to a draw in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Jonathan defeated Morales; fall #2: Monsoon defeated Stasiak; fall #3: Hennig defeated Monsoon; fall #4: Morales defeated Jonathan; fall #5 went to a no contest
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – January 28, 1974
Larry Hennig vs. Mike Papaps
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Mr. Fuji & Mr. X
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 29, 1974 (2,564)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Mr. X at 14:43
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso (sub. for Mr. Fuji) at 15:22
Stan Stasiak fought El Olympico (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea fought Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Volkoff’s team won at 15:20; Garea’s team won at 8:15; fall #3: both teams fought to a double disqualification; Chief Jay Strongbow made the save after the bout
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Hennig at 15:32
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 30, 1974
Arnold Skaaland defeated Juan Caruso at 12:20
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tito Torres at 13:10
Miguel Feliciano defeated Jose Rodriguez at 12:15
Manuel Soto defeated Mike Conrad via referee’s decision at the 20-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho fought Otto Von Heller to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Hennig at 25:40
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. X (sub. for Don Leo Jonathan) at 2:30
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji at 2:35
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 1, 1974
Pancho Valdez vs. Manuel Soto
Juan Caruso vs. Mike Pappas
Ed Sullivan vs. Pete Doherty
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak, Mr. X, & Otto Von Heller (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Oil City, PA – Venago Christian – February 1, 1974
Johnny DeFazio vs. Johnny Fargo
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci vs. Killer Kowalski & Waldo Von Erich
McKeesport, PA – Palisades Arena – February 2, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski
Also included Dominic DeNucci, the Executioner, Johnny Fargo, Johnny DeFazio, & Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – February 4, 1974
1st card held at the Nassau Coliseum
Mark Tendler pinned Pancho Valdez
Ed Sullivan fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Jose Gonzalez
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
Larry Hennig fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 5, 1974 (2,700)
Manuel Soto defeated Ed Sullivan via count-out at 14:10
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Jose Gonzalez at 7:00
Otto Von Heller & Stan Stasiak defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Arnold Skaaland at 16:00 Mr. Fuji & Don Leo Jonathan defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea via disqualification when Chief Jay Strongbow interfered
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Larry Hennig at 21:03
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – February 6, 1974
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Manuel Soto
Arnold Skaaland defeated Ed Sullivan
Stan Stasiak defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Otto Von Heller & Larry Hennig
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Indianapolis, IN – Fairgrounds Coliseum – February 7, 1974
Jose Martine defeated Abdul Shikar
Clem Turner defeated Raul Guzman
Tony Romano defeated Tom Lynch
Bobby Bold Eagle defeated the Great Saki
Luis Martinez & Pepper Gomez defeated Mark Manson & Ken Dillinger
Killer Kowalski defeated WWA Champion Bob Ellis via disqualification
WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dick the Bruiser in a Best 2 out of 3 falls steel cage match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 8, 1974
Mike Conrad vs. Pete Doherty
Ed Sullivan vs. Tomas Marin
Pancho Valdez vs. Mike Pappas
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Mr. X
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Larry Hennig
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 9, 1974
Jose Gonzalez vs. Otto Von Heller
Stan Stasiak vs. Joe Turco & Pancho Valdez (handicap match)
Manuel Soto vs. Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. Mr. Fuji & Mr. X (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Don Leo Jonathan
Larry Hennig defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 16:32
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 12, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/16/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated an unknown
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Larry Hennig (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Manuel Soto & Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated two unknowns
Larry Zbyszko defeated an unknown
2/23/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Mr. X & Tony Altimore
3/2/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 13, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Included WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, Larry Hennig, Stan Stasiak, Manuel Soto, Jose Gonzalez, Mr. X, Mr. Fuji & Ed Sullivan
2/16/74:
2/23/74:
3/2/74:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Auditorium – February 14, 1974
Arnold Skaaland pinned Joe Turco at 15:30
Larry Hennig defeated Jose Gonzalez at 9:15
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho defeated Tony Altimore at 16:02
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 11:10
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 10:50
WWWF @ Cohasset, MA – High School Gym – February 14, 1974
Dean Ross vs. Pancho Valdez
Ed Sullivan vs. Mike Pappas
Mr. X vs. Pete Doherty
Otto Von Heller vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Pedro Morales vs. Mr. Fuji
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 15, 1974
Ron Matteucci defeated John Vansky at 8:12
Mickey Doyle fought Jim Grabmire to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Johnny DeFazio & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Bearman & the Wolfman
Killer Kowalski defeated Dominic DeNucci via referee’s decision when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 17:12
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 15, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. Lee Wong
Joe Turco vs. Jose Gonzalez
Nikolai Volkoff vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Larry Hennig
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – February 15, 1974
Manuel Soto fought Arnold Skaaland to a draw
Joe Turco pinned Mike Pappas at 17:48
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho via count-out at 16:32
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Mr. X at 5:38
Pedro Morales pinned Otto Von Heller at 16:07 with a sommersault off the ropes
Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – February 16, 1974
Johnny DeFazio & Larry Zbyszko vs. the Wolfman & Mickey Doyle
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski
Also included a 10-man battle royal
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Boy’s Club – February 16, 1974 (1,500)
Otto Von Heller vs. Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho vs. Mr. X
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka (sub. for Mr. Fuji) via count-out
Pedro Morales pinned Larry Hennig at 11:20
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 19, 1974 (1,901)
Arnold Skaaland fought Pancho Valdez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Joe Turco pinned Pancho Valdez
Mr. X defeated Mike Pappas
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Larry Hennig
Nikolai Volkoff, Otto Von Heller, & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Mr. Fuji) defeated Pedro Morales (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow), WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-2; fall #5: Volkoff’s team won via disqualification when Gorilla Monsoon interfered
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – February 20, 1974
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Altimore at the 12-minute mark
Ed Sullivan fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute draw
Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) fought Larry Hennig to a double disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ Trenton, NJ – Civic Center – February 21, 1974 (3,500)
Pancho Valdez defeated Les Morgan
Johnny Rodz pinned Tomas Marin
Joe Turco defeated Miguel Feliciano
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. X
Pedro Morales defeated Otto Von Heller at 11:48
WWWF @ Abington, MA – High School Gym – February 21, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. Mike Pappas
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak & Larry Hennig
Detroit, MI – February 22, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Bob Ellis fought Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 22, 1974
Pancho Valdez vs. Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz vs. Lee Wong
Ed Sullivan vs. Mike Pappas
Stan Stasiak vs. Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Larry Hennig (Indian Strap Match)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – February 23, 1974
Manuel Soto defeated Pancho Valdez
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Pappas
Jose Gonzalez defeated Mr. X
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Larry Hennig to a no contest
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
Nikolai Volkoff, Otto Von Heller, & Mr. Fuji defeated Arnold Skaaland, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 24, 1974
Manuel Soto defeated Mike Conrad at 6:00
Joe Turco defeated Dean Ross at 17:00
Mr. X defeated Ricky Sexton at 11:00
Otto Von Heller defeated Tony Altimore at 11:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 16:00; fall #2: the champions won at 18:00; fall #3: the champions won at 3:00 when Fuji was counted out
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – February 25, 1974
Arnold Skaaland fought Ed Sullivan to a draw
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Jose Gonzalez at 7:25 with a backbreaker
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. X via submission at 9:50 with a bearhug
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Mr. Fuji at 7:40 with a tomahawk chop
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Larry Hennig at 14:15 after hitting Hennig with his own loaded elbow pad
Stan Stasiak & Don Leo Jonathan defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 10:20, 2-1; fall #1: Garea was counted out after sustaining the heart punch from Stasiak; fall #2: Stasiak & Jonathan were disqualified; fall #3: Jonathan pinned Ho; because of the count-out in the first fall, the title did not change hands
Pedro Morales defeated Otto Von Heller via count-out at 4:15 when Von Heller left ringside
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 26, 1974 (3,000)
Otto Von Heller fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Arnold Skaaland
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Doherty
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji, Larry Hennig, & Don Leo Jonathan in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, winning the last fall via disqualification; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – February 27, 1974 (3,000)
Jose Gonzales defeated Otto Von Heller via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
Larry Hennig defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea via disqualification
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho defeated Mr. Fuji
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Don Leo Jonathan in an Indian Strap Match
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – March 1, 1974
Harley Race vs. Dick the Bruiser
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bill Miller
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 1, 1974
Dean Ross defeated Mike Conrad
Mike Pappas defeated Joe Turco
Jose Gonzalez defeated Mr. X
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. Fuji
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Don Leo Jonathan & Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – March 1, 1974
Ed Sullivan fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Joe Espositio pinned Pancho Valdez at 12:00
Arnold Skaaland & Joe Esposito defeated Ed Sullivan & Pancho Valdez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Johnny Rodz (sub. for Manuel Soto) at 7:00 with a kneedrop
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Stan Stasiak at 18:00
Chicago, IL – March 2, 1974
Pepper Gomez defeated Ric Flair
Bob Ellis defeated Bob Remus (Sgt. Slaughter)
Moose Cholak fought Big K to a draw
Nick Bockwinnkel defeated Red Bastien
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dick the Bruiser fought Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a no contest
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ken Patera
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 4, 1974 (22,091; sell out)
The scheduled bout between Don Leo Jonathan and Ed Sullivan did not take place
Donna Christianello & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Peggy Patterson & Barbi Dahl in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Mr. Fuji defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:14
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez at 8:59
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Stan Stasiak) via count-out at 4:35 when Albano left ringside
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Larry Hennig & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Mike McCord) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won via disqualification at 14:20; fall #2: the champions won at 8:25
Pedro Morales defeated Otto Von Heller at 7:51
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Nikolai Volkoff to a curfew draw at 53:07
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 5, 1974
Miguel Feliciano pinned Joe Turco at 15:10
Jose Gonzalez fought Tony Altimore to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Manuel Soto defeated Tito Torres at 8:20
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification at 17:20
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak at 5:40
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Peggy Patterson & Barbi Dahl in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 17:20
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Don Leo Jonathan via disqualification at 26:40 after Sammartino grabbed the timekeeper’s bell away from the challenger and used it as a weapon himself
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 5, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/9/74:
3/16/74:
3/23/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 6, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello vs. Peggy Patterson & Barbi Dahl
Also included Nikolai Volkoff, Don Leo Jonathan, Mr. Fuji, Larry Zbyszko, Manuel Soto, Larry Hennig, Otto Von Heller, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho
3/9/74:
3/16/74:
3/23/74:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Marblehead, MA – High School Gym – March 7, 1974
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello vs. Peggy Patterson & Barbi Dahl
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Larry Hennig & Otto Von Heller
Erie, PA – County Fieldhouse – March 7, 1974
Johnny DeFazio & Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Fargo & the Executioner
Killer Kowalski vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 8, 1974 (near capacity crowd)
Mike Conrad fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Joe Turco at the 13-minute mark
Pete Doherty defeated Mr. X at the 9-minute mark
Donna Christianello defeated Peggy Patterson at the 14-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall # 1: Fuji and Tanaka were disqualified; fall #2: Fuji and Tanaka won; fall #3: Garea and Ho won at the 4-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 8, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. Mike Pappas
Tony Altimore vs. Jose Gonzalez
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Manuel Soto
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Barbie Dahl
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Larry Hennig (lumberjack match)
Weirton, WV – Millsop Community Center – March 8, 1974
Mickey Doyle vs. the Bearman
Larry Zbyszko & Johnny DeFazio vs. the Exxecutioner & Johnny Fargo
Dominic DeNuci vs. the Wolfman
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 9, 1974 (5,712)
Stan Stasiak defeated Manuel Soto
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Otto Von Heller)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Arnold Skaaland
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Paula Kaye & Peggy Patterson
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Prof. Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Hennig in a Texas Death match at 12:52
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – March 13, 1974 (500)
Pete Doherty defeated Joe Turco (sub. for Mr. X) via disqualification at the 20-minute mark
Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Lee Wong) defeated Pancho Valdez at the 12-minute mark
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez at the 18-minute mark
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Larry Hennig in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1, at the 15-minute mark
WWWF @ Trenton, NJ – Civic Center – March 14, 1974
Larry Zbyszko defeated Joe Turco
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Pancho Valdez) via disqualification
Mr. Fuji defeated Manuel Soto
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a no contest
Gorilla Monsoon & Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak & Larry Hennig in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Auditorium – March 14, 1974
Mike Conrad defeated Miguel Feliciano (sub. for Mike Pappas) at 13:50
Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Altimore at 13:00
Pancho Valdez (sub. for Mr. X) defeated Lee Wong at 10:00
Ed Sullivan fought Pete Doherty to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Otto Von Heller & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 17:30; fall #2: the champions won at 6:32; fall #3: the champions won at the 48-second mark; Garea was originally pinned in the final fall after Blassie tripped him from the outside – and referee John Stanley awarded the win and titles to Volkoff & Von Heller, but after a consultation, Stanley reversed the decision
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 15, 1974
Mike Pappas vs. Pancho Valdez
Mr. X vs. Lee Wong
Otto Von Heller vs. Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak & Larry Hennig (guest referee: Gorilla Monsoon)
New Castle, PA – New Castle High Fieldhouse – March 15, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci vs. Killer Kowalski & George Steele
Also included Johnny DeFazio, the Executioner, Frank Holtz, Ron Mateucci, & Johnny Fargo
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 16, 1974
Larry Zbyszko vs. Ed Sullivan
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji vs. Manuel Soto & Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Larry Hennig
Pedro Morales vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – March 16, 1974
Arnold Skaaland pinned Ed Sullivan at 9:48
Pete Doherty pinned Joe Turco at 15:37
Larry Zbysco pinned Mike Conrad at 13:04
Nikoli Volkoff pinned Manuel Soto at 2:51
Cheif Jay Strongbow & Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji &Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – Strongbow & Morales won via disqualification; fall #2 – Strongbow & Morales won via pinfall
Homer City, PA – High School Gym – March 16, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Larry Zbyszko vs. Killer Kowalski & Jim Grabmire
Also included Johnny Fargo, Johnny DeFazio, & the Executioner
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – March 18, 1974 (9,241)
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Little Boy Blue in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Don Leo Jonathan at 20:45
Larry Hennig defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea at 11:53
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 19, 1974 (1,905)
Pancho Valdez defeated Jose Gonzalez at 15:00
Arnold Skaaland fought Tony Altimore to a draw
Jose Gonzalez defeated Joe Turco at 8:20
Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak at 10:51
Nikolai Volkoff, Otto Von Heller, & Mr. Fuji defeated Gorilla Monsoon, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-2; fall #5: Volkoff’s team won when Monsoon was counted out
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – March 19, 1974 (3,000)
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Manuel Soto)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Ed Sullivan fought Mike Conrad (sub. for Pete Doherty) to a draw
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Boy Blue & Sky Low Low (sub. for Little Louie)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Don Leo Jonathan
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 20, 1974
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Boy Blue & Sky Low Low (sub. for Little Louie) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Mike Conrad (sub. for Manuel Soto) & Pete Doherty in a handicap match
Larry Zbyszko defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow & WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Larry Hennig in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 22, 1974
Mike Conrad defeated Joe Turco
Jose Gonzalez defeated Pancho Valdez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Otto Von Heller
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Larry Hennig
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 22, 1974
Ed Sullivan fought Pete Doherty to 20-minute time-limit draw
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mr. Fuji at the 11-minute mark
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Altimore at the 8-minute mark
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Little Boy Blue in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0: fall #1: Jerome & Hayes won at the 8-minute mark; fall #2: Jerome & Hayes won at the 6-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Don Leo Jonathan in an Indian strap match at the 12-minute mark
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 22, 1974 (7,323)
The Executioner defeated Jack Vansky at 6:13
Dr. Bill Miller fought Johnny Fargo to a 15-minute time-limit draw
The Fabulous Kangaroos defeated Johnny DeFazio & Frank Holtz at 18:04
George Steele defeated Ron Matteucci at 9:48
Dominic DeNucci defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out at 17:12
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Stan Stasiak at 14:05
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – March 23, 1974
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Little Boy Blue
Tony Garea defeated Larry Hennig at 5:12
Dean Ho fought Prof. Tanaka to a draw
Mr. Fuji fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Otto Von Heller defeated Jose Gonzalez at 9:40
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 1:45
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Don Leo Jonathan to a no contest at 18:32
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 26, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/30/74:
4/6/74:
4/13/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 27, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Included Killer Kowalski, Larry Zbyszko, Otto Von Heller, Pete Doherty, Nikolai Vokoff, and Jose Gonzalez
3/30/74:
4/6/74:
4/13/74:
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. Larry Hennig, Mr. Fuji, & Prof. Toru Tanaka (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
WWWF @ Camden, NJ – Arlo Theatre – March 28, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Les Morgan
Miguel Feliciano vs. Mike Conrad
Johnny Rodz vs. Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Otto Von Heller
Pedro Morales vs. Larry Hennig
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 29, 1974
Larry Zbyszko vs. Tony Altimore
Gorilla Monsoon, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Otto Von Heller, Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Included 2 other matches
East Liverpool, OH – Potters Fieldhouse – March 29, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci vs. George Steele & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Also included Johnny DeFazio & Johnny Fargo
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – March 29, 1974 (1,200)
Dean Ross foughtPete Doherty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jose Gonzalez pinned Johnny Rodz at 14:00
Joe Esposito defeated Mike Conrad at 12:00
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Arnold Skaaland at 13:00
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Hennig at 12:00
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 30, 1974 (13,282) (matinee)
Pete Doherty defeated Johnny Rodz at 13:10
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan at 8:23
Otto Von Heller defeated Jose Gonzalez at 11:20
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak at 5:30
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji at 11:45
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Hennig at 10:15
Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho at 2:40
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification at 12:35
Don Leo Jonathan defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 23:40
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – March 30, 1974 (2,000)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mr. X)
Otto Von Heller defeated Miguel Feliciano
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Larry Hennig
Don Leo Jonathan fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification when both men hit the referee
Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 1, 1974 (22,090; sell out)
The scheduled Butcher Brannigan vs. Manuel Soto match did not take place
Jumbo Tsuruta pinned Johnny Rodz (Tsuruta’s only MSG appearance)
Otto Von Heller fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan at 7:29 (Zbyszko’s MSG debut)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 13:09
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Don Leo Jonathan at 14:07
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak at 7:15
Pedro Morales pinned Larry Hennig at 11:04 (Hennig’s last MSG appearance)
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 2, 1974
Arnold Skaaland vs. Mike Conrad
Tony Altimore vs. Miguel Feliciano
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Sky Low Low & Little Boy Blue
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Don Leo Jonathan
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – April 3, 1974
Otto Von Heller fought Dean Ho to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Darling Dagmar defeated Diamond Lil
Pedro Morales, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka, Mr. Fuji, & Don Leo Jonathan in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ – John F. Kennedy High School – April 4, 1974
Jose Gonzalez (sub. for Les Organ) defeated Mike Conrad
Johnny Rodz fought Miguel Feliciano to a draw
Darling Dagmar defeated Diamond Lil; Sky Low Low was the guest referee for the bout
Gorilla Monsoon & Pedro Morales defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, the final fall was won via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 5, 1974
Dean Ross defeated Mike Conrad at the 17-minute mark
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz at the 9-minute mark
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan at the 14-minute mark
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon fought Otto Von Heller & Nikolai Volkoff to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Von Heller & Volkoff won at the 18-minute mark; fall #2: Morales & Monsoon won at the 12-minute mark; fall #3: both teams were disqualified at the 4-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 5, 1974
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho vs. Tony Altimore
Mr. Fuji vs. Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Sky Low Low & Little Boy Blue
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Don Leo Jonathan
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – April 5, 1974
Tokyo Joe & the Great Kojika defeated Reggie Parks & Billy Red Lyons
Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Billy Howard at 11:37
Bobo Brazil defeated Frank Valois at 3:40
Bill Miller defeated Black Angus at 8:56
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Bob Orton Sr.
Dory Funk Jr. won a 12-man $12,000 battle royal; Andre the Giant was one of the participants
Harley Race defeated Pat O’Connor in a Texas Death Match at 22:54
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Lord Alfred Hayes via disqualification at 11:22
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – April 6, 1974
Darling Dagmar defeated Diamond Lil
Mr. Fuji fought Dean Ho to a draw
Prof. Tanaka fought Tony Garea to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ed Sullivan
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez
Otto Von Heller defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Don Leo Jonathan at 26:41
WWWF @ Plymouth, MA – Memorial Hall – April 8, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. Pete Doherty
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Otto Von Heller
Larry Zbyszko vs. Mike Conrad
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – April 9, 1974 (1,800)
Ed Sullivan fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
Larry Zbyszko pinned Mike Conrad
Mr. Fuji defeated Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Nikolai Volkoff, Otto Von Heller, & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 3 out of 5 falls, winning the final fall via disqualification
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – April 10, 1974 (2,5000
Pete Doherty (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) fought Mike Conrad to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan at 9;30
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez at 10:04
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Otto Von Heller at 16:20; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won at 11:56; fall #2: the challengers won at 7:40; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 12, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. Dean Ross
Larry Zbyszko vs. Mike Conrad
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Ricky Sexton
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Otto Von Heller & Nikolai Volkoff
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 12, 1974
Arnold Skaaland pinned Luis Torres (sub. for Lee Wong) at 12:32
Johnny Rodz pinned Miguel Feliciano at 18:04
Jose Gonzalez (sub. for Mike Pappas) pinned Tomas Marin at 13:42
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. Fuji at 10:51 via disqualification after Fuji threw salt at his opponent
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 10:51 when Albano left ringside
WWWF @ Toms River, NJ – High School North – April 13, 1974
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Mr. Fuji
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 16, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/20/74:
4/27/74:
5/4/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 17, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Included Ed Sullivan, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Mike Conrad, Killer Kowalski, Gene Dundee, Jose Gonzalez, and Larry Zbyszko
4/20/74:
4/27/74:
5/4/74:
Dark match after the taping: Haystacks Calhoun, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka, Mr. Fuji, & Nikolai Volkoff
Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – April 17, 1974
Billy Red Lyons fought Chris Tolos to a draw
Johnny Fargo & the Executioner defeated Mario Fratteroli & Steve Bolos at 19:07
Johnny DeFazio pinned Terry Yorkston at 8:40
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned the Golden Apollo at 9:40
Peggy Hyland & Jane Doyle defeated Lisa Raymond & Joyce Duncan at 9:50
North American Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Otto Von Heller
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Auditorium – April 18, 1974
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Conrad at 12:00
Ed Sullivan defeated Tito Torres (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) at 12:00
Pete Doherty defeated Chuck Richards at 10:01
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho fought Otto Von Heller to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea fought Nikolai Volkoff to a double disqualification when both men shoved referee John Stanley
WWWF @ Camden, NJ – Arlo Theatre – April 18, 1974
Les Morgan vs. Paul Figueroa
Tony Altimore vs. Miguel Feliciano
Johnny Rodz vs. Jose Gonzalez
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Mr. Fuji
Pedro Morales vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Uniontown, PA – High School – April 19, 1974
Johnny Fargo vs. Johnny DeFazio
Sky Low Low & Farmer Jerome vs. Little Brutus & Pee Wee Adams
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna (North American Title)
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 19, 1974
Dean Ross vs. Pete Doherty
Jose Gonzalez vs. Miguel Feliciano
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Johnny Rodz & Luis Torres (handicap match)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Otto Von Heller
Pedro Morales vs. Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 20, 1974
Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho defeated Ed Sullivan
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Mike Conrad
Gorilla Monsoon fought Mr. Fuji to a draw
SD Jones defeated Louis Torres
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Otto Von Heller via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Nikolai Volkoff to a no contest
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – April 22, 1974 (8,214)
Mark Tendler defeated Mike Conrad
Larry Zbyszko pinned Mr. Fuji
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Nikolai Volkoff pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho
Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Otto Von Heller & Capt. Lou Albano
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christanello defeated Sharon Brooks & Daisy Mae
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Larry Hennig at 10:16
Rochester, NY – War Memorial – April 23, 1974
Chris Tolos vs. Terry Yorkston
The Executioner & Johnny Fargo vs. Golden Apollo & Mario Fratteroli
Billy Red Lyons vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
North American Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. George Steele
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 23, 1974 (3,617)
Arnold Skaaland fought Mike Conrad to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Miguel Feliciano defeated Louis Torres at 16:23
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan at 15:20
Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 19:36; fall #2: the champions won at 2:10; fall #3: the challengers won via count-out; due to the count-out finish in the final fall, the titles did not change hands
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 19:36 when Albano left ringside
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – April 24, 1974 (800)
Pete Doherty (sub. for Jose Gonzalez) defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification at 12:22
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea pinned Ed Sullivan at 12:00
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Sharon Brooks at 11:00
Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho via count-out after Volkoff hit Ho with a chair when they were fighting on the floor
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Otto Von Heller at 22:00
WWWF @ Trenton, NJ – Civic Center – April 25, 1974
Tony Altimore defeated Les Morgan
Johnny Rodz defeated Miguel Feliciano
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Conrad
Donna Christianello defeated Daisy Mae
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. Fuji & Johnny Rodz (sub. for Freddie Blassie) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 25, 1974
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Maria Torres
Don Leo Jonathan vs. Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Nikolai Volkoff, Otto Von Heller, & Capt. Lou Albano (Best 3 out of 5 falls match)
Included 1 other match
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 26, 1974
Bill Miller vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. George Steele
Also included the Royal Kangaroos
WWWF @ Bound Brook, NJ – High School – April 26, 1974 (700)
Tony Altimore vs. Miguel Feliciano
Johnny Rodz defeated Les Morgan
Donna Christianello defeated Daisy Mae
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 26, 1974
Mike Conrad vs. Dean Ross
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Sharon Brooks
Larry Zbyszko, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Don Leo Jonathan, Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 27, 1974
Frank Valois pinned Les Morgan at 16:20
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Arnold Skaaland defeated Miguel Feliciano
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Altimore
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Daisy Mae & Sharon Brooks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano when Albano was deemed to bloody to continue
Andre the Giant & US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #3: Andre pinned Von Heller at 8:10; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 27, 1974 (12,225)
Ricky Sexton defeated Dean Ross at 15:25
Pete Doherty fought Mike Conrad to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho defeated Tony Altimore at 14:05
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Ed Sullivan at 9:35
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Don Leo Jonathan at 25:35 in a Canadian Lumberjack match after hitting him over the head with a chair
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji at 5:15
Pedro Morales defeated Louis Torres (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) at 7:25
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 29, 1974 (15,945)
Televised on HBO – included Vince McMahon on commentary:
Jose Gonzalez fought Larry Zbyszko to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Mike Conrad at 17:09
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho at 5:22 with a stomp after Ho missed a splash into the corner; Blassie was sent backstage before the bout began
Robert Fuller pinned Ed Sullivan at 10:39 with a jumping DDT
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Killer Kowalski (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a no contest at 24:15 when the two men began brawling around the ring after the champion began bleeding from the face; after the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow, Pedro Morales, and Dean Ho pulled the two men apart; Wizard was sent backstage before the bout began (Bruno Sammartino: Wrestling’s Living Legend, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
Pedro Morales pinned Mr. Fuji at 10:29 with two bodyslams after Fuji failed a splash off the top
Chief Jay Strongbow & Andre the Giant defeated Otto Von Heller & Don Leo Jonathan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre & Strongbow won via disqualification at 6:51 when Von Heller attempted to interfere when Strongbow had the sleeper applied on Jonathan; fall #2: Andre pinned Von Heller at 3:17 with a boot to the face and a splash
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – April 30, 1974
Mike Conrad vs. Jose Gonzalez
Arnold Skaaland vs. Frank Valois
Larry Zbyszko vs. Ed Sullivan
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Mr. Fuji
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – May 1, 1974 (4,000)
Jose Gonzalez fought Ed Sullivan to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Conrad
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Frank Valois (sub. for Otto Von Heller)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Otto Von Heller (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 3, 1974
Lee Wong vs. Frank Valois
Mike Conrad vs. Ricky Sexton
Jose Gonzalez vs. Ed Sullivan
Pedro Morales vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Otto Von Heller & Capt. Lou Albano
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 3, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Luis Torres
Larry Zbyszko vs. Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz vs. Ricky Sexton
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Mr. Fuji
Killer Kowalski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho
New Castle, PA – High School Gym – May 3, 1974
Billy Red Lyons vs. Johnny Fargo
Pete Sanchez vs. the Executioner
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci vs. George Steele & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Also included a ladies match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 4, 1974
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Doherty fought Tony Altimore (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) to a draw
Killer Kowalski defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean Ho via count-out
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 7, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
5/11/74:
5/18/74:
5/25/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 8, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Luis Torres & Ron Martinelli in a handicap match
Jose Gonzalez defeated Bobby Blaine
Killer Kowalski defeated Pete Reeves
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea to win the titles
Also included Larry Zbyszko
5/11/74:
5/18/74:
5/25/74:
Dark match after the taping: Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski & Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 8, 1974
WWWF @ Camden, NJ – Arlo Theatre – May 9, 1974
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Included 4 other matches
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – May 10, 1974
Johnny Rodz pinned Les Morgan at 14:44
Jose Gonzalez pinned Frank Valois at 9:14
Larry Zbyszko pinned Luis Torres at 17:29
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Otto Von Heller who sustained a broken leg earlier in the week) & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – Andre & Strongbow won via disqualification after Fuji threw salt; fall #2 – Andre pinned Fuji at 6:41
WWWF @ Hull, MA – High School Gym – May 10, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Ricky Sexton
Dean Ho vs. Mike Conrad
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – May 11, 1974 (13,200)
Jose Gonzalez vs. Dean Ho
Ed Sullivan vs. Arnold Skaaland
Pete Doherty vs. Frank Valois
Mr. Fuji vs. Larry Zbyszko
Otto Von Heller vs. Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Capt. Lou Albano
Andre the Giant vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out at 20:36
– 5/11/74: Peter “Billy Kidman” Gruner was born.
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School – May 13, 1974 (1,500+)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Dottie Downs vs. Sharon Brooks & Daisy Mae
Andre the Giant pinned Mr. Fuji
Killer Kowalski defeated Larry Zbyszko
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 14, 1974 (2,143)
Tony Altimore defeated Jose Gonzalez at 13:34
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Conrad at 15:46
Arnold Skaaland defeated Johnny Rodz at 16:42
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Frank Valois (sub. for Mr. Fuji) at 8:53
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Mr. Fuji (sub. for Otto Von Heller) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre & Strongbow won at 20:15; fall #2: Andre & Strongbow won at 12:22
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – May 15, 1974 (500)
Ed Sullivan defeated SD Jones at 1:35
Arnold Skaaland defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:20
Nikolai Volkoff fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson defeated Debbie Johnson & Sharon Brooks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Killer Kowalski to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Auditorium – May 16, 1974
Johnny Rodz (sub. for Miguel Feliciano) defeated Luis Torres
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko fought Dean Ho to a draw
Killer Kowalski defeated Arnold Skaaland
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 17, 1974
Pete Doherty defeated Lou Perez (sub. for Tony Altimore) at 16:00
Tony Garea defeated Mike Conrad at 16:00
Jose Gonzalez defeated Ricky Sexton (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) at 13:00
Pedro Morales defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Otto Von Heller) at 12:00
Killer Kowalski defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 18:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 17, 1974
Peggy Patterson & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Sharon Brooks & Debbie Johnson
Dean Ho vs. Ed Sullivan
Mr. Fuji vs. Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 18, 1974
Mr. Fuji vs. Tony Garea
Dean Ho vs. Otto Von Heller
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Larry Zbyszko
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski
Peggy Patterson & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Sharon Brooks & Debbie Johnson (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 20, 1974 (17,103)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Conrad at 8:35
Jose Gonzalez defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 14:20
Dean Ho defeated Tony Altimore at 13:01
Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:29
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 7:26
Peggy Patterson & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sharon Brooks & Debbie Johnson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Killer Kowalski at 18:14 in a Texas Death Match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – May 21, 1974 (2,300)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Altimore
Peggy Patterson & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sharon Brooks & Debbie Johnson
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tomas Marin (sub. for Otto Von Heller)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Killer Kowalski to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – May 22, 1974
Dean Ho vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson defeated Sharon Brooks & Debbie Johnson
Killer Kowalski defeated Tony Garea at 16:10
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 10:40
WWWF @ Lynnfield, MA – High School Gym – May 23, 1974
Jose Gonzalez vs. Ricky Sexton
Arnold Skaaland vs. Mike Conrad
Ruben Ayala vs. Tony Altimore
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 24, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Ruben Ayala
Mike Conrad vs. Ricky Sexton
Larry Zbyszko vs. Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 24, 1974
Tomas Marin fought SD Jones to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson defeated Sharon Brooks & Debbie Johnson
Arnold Skaaland vs. Johnny Rodz
Dean Ho defeated Ed Sullivan at the 16-minute mark
Otto Von Heller vs. Pedro Morales
Killer Kowalski pinned Tony Garea at the 15-minute mark
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka at the 35-second mark
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – College Gym – May 25, 1974
Larry Zbyszko vs. Mike Conrad
Killer Kowalski vs. Jose Gonzalez
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson vs. Sharon Brooks & Debbie Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – May 27, 1974
Jose Gonazlez vs. ? (sub. for Ed Sullivan)
SD Jones pinned Louis Torres at 13:59
Mark Tendler defeated Tony Altimore at 10:26
Tony Garea pinned Ed Sullivan (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) at 12:25
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Nikolai Volkoff to a draw at 16:45 after referee Dick Kroll was thrown out of the ring
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Sharon Brooks at 16:21; the match was originally scheduled as a tag with Moolah & Peggy Patterson vs. Brooks & Debbie Johnson
Otto Von Heller fought Dean Ho to a draw at 13:05
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 28, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/1/74:
6/8/74:
6/15/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 29, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match after the taping: Pedro Morales, Haystacks Calhoun and Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski, Nikolai Volkoff and Otto Von Heller
Also included Jose Gonzalez, Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, Dean Ho, Mike Conrad, Pete Doherty, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
6/1/74:
6/8/74:
6/15/74:
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – May 30, 1974
Jose Gonzalez vs. Ed Sullivan
Tony Garea vs. Otto Von Heller
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dean Ho
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 31, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Mike Conrad
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Sharon Brooks
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Otto Von Heller
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Freddie Blassie
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – College Gym – June 1, 1974
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Sharon Brooks
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 2, 1974
Dean Ho defeated Ed Sullivan after 17 minutes
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Tony Garea after 18 minutes
Debbie Johnson defeated Peggy Patterson after 9 minutes
Haystacks Calhoun fought Killer Kowalski to a draw after 16 minutes
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko & Jose Gonzalez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Zbyszko & Gonzalez won after 11 minutes; fall #2: the Valiants won after 5 minutes; fall #3: the Valiants won after 2 minutes
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 4, 1974 (1,522)
Tony Altimore defeated Jose Gonzalez at 14:15
Otto Von Heller fought Dean Ho to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Nikolai Volkoff fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification when Freddie Blassie & Dean Ho interfered
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Arnold Skaaland & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Zbyszko & Skaaland won at 11:40; fall #2: the Valiants won at 6:52; fall #3: the Valiants won at 5:25
Killer Kowalski defeated Haystacks Calhoun at 16:39
WWF @ Reading, PA – High School Fieldhouse – June 6, 1974
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. Killer Kowalski & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – June 7, 1974 (1,400)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Mike Conrad at 13:40
Tony Altimore fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Joe Esposito defeated Ed Sullivan via submission with a bearhug at 15:10
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko fought Killer Kowalski & Nikolai Volkoff to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match: fall #1: Kowalski & Volkoff won; fall #2: Calhoun & Zbyszko won; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 7, 1974
Ruben Ayala vs. Luis Torres
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Ricky Sexton & Jose Gonzalez
Dean Ho vs. Otto Von Heller
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Don Leo Jonathan
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 8, 1974 (12,701)
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Otto Von Heller at 5:10
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Altimore at 5:30
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan at 3:35
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Jose Gonzalez at 7:20
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones at 5:06
Killer Kowalski defeated Don Leo Jonathan at 5:20
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Nikolai Volkoff to a no contest; Volkoff originally got the pinfall victory at 18:28 with his feet on the ropes for leverage, but when the referee was told about this, the decision was upheld and the title was help up in the Boston area only, with a rematch signed for the next show on 6/29
Dean Ho defeated Mike Conrad at 9:28
Tony Garea defeated Arnold Skaaland at 6:30
Killer Kowalski won an 18-man battle royal; other participants included: Haystacks Calhoun, Otto Von Heller, Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Altimore, Larry Zbyszko, Ed Sullivan, Jose Gonzales, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, SD Jones, Mike Conrad, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, Arnold Skaaland, & Don Leo Jonathan
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 10, 1974
1st show at the Capital Centre; the return of wrestling to the DC area after nearly 3 years
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ed Sullivan
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Otto Von Heller
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Tony Altimore
WWWF Tag Team ChampionJohnny Valiant defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Arnold Skaaland
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification after Kowalski began assaulting his opponent with Calhoun’s own horseshoe
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Don Leo Jonathan
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – June 11, 1974
Jose Gonzalez fought Tony Altimore to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dean Ho via count-out
Tony Garea pinned Otto Von Heller at 9:42
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyzko fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out; Kowalski originally pinned Strongbow with his feet on the ropes but Haystacks Calhoun told guest referee Arnold Skaaland of Kowalski’s actions; Skaaland then called on both wrestlers to return to the ring, but only Strongbow did
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – June 12, 1974
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant pinned Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Tony Garea & Dean Ho fought Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller to a draw in Best 2 out of 3 falls match when both teams were disqualified in the third fall
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 14, 1974
Tomas Marin vs. Pete Doherty
Luis Torres vs. Ruben Ayala
Tony Altimore vs. Bob Silva
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 14, 1974
SD Jones vs. Mike Conrad
Jose Gonzalez vs. Ricky Sexton
Ed Sullivan vs. Lee Wong
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller
Included 1 other match
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – June 15, 1974
Larry Zbyszko & Jose Gonzalez vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Otto Von Heller
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 18, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/22/74:
6/29/74:
7/6/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 19, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/22/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) & Killer Kowalski (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones & Mike Wayne at 6:43 when Wayne was pinned
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Lee Wong via submission at 1:48 with a modified sleeper hold
John Tolos pinned Rujet Woods at 2:06 with a cannonball off the top
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko (w/ WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino) defeated Tomas Marin & Ed Sullivan at 7:21; Sammartino did guest commentary for the match with Vince McMahon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Gentleman Jim & Ruben Ayala at 7:32 when Gentleman Jim was pinned following an elbow drop
6/29/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a closing interview with Angelo Savoldi, where he discussed Strong Kobayashi:
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Tony Garea to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mike Wayne via submission at 3:16; after the bout, Kobayashi continued to attack his opponent; Wayne was then carried out on a stretcher until Kobayashi flipped the stretcher over
Killer Kowalski (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 5:01
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tomas Marin via submission at 2:03 with the sleeper
John Tolos pinned Lee Wong at 4:39 following several cannonball kneedrops; during the bout, Angelo Savoldi briefly joined Vince McMahon on commentary to discuss Tolos
7/13/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Nikolai Volkoff with a small package in a non-title match at 6:05; Freddie Blassie escorted Volkoff to the ring before the match but was sent backstage before it began
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 20, 1974
Larry Zbyszko vs. Mike Conrad
Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Included 2 other matches
Niagara Falls, NY – Convention Center – June 21, 1974
Steve Bolas vs. Bill Fontana
Chris Tolos vs. the Executioner
Billy Red Lyons & Pete Sanchez vs. Stan Stasiak & Eric the Red
North American Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. George Steele
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 21, 1974
Johnny Rodz vs. Jose Gonzalez
Tony Garea vs. Ed Sullivan
Dean Ho vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – June 22, 1974
Haystacks Calhoun & Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the challengers won; fall #2: the Valiants were disqualified by guest referee Gorilla Monsoon for tying Calhoun up in the ring ropes and repeatedly kicking him; due to the DQ finish in the second fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 22, 1974
The Great Atlas fought Ed Sullivan to a draw
Mike Conrad defeated Ernie Lassiter
Arnold Skaaland defeated Pete Doherty
Larry Zbyszko defeated Luis Torres
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Freddie Blassie in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Garea & Ho won via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
Killer Kowalski defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 24, 1974 (22,093; sell out)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Altimore at 6:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – the champions won; fall #2 – the challengers won; fall #3 – the champions won
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Otto Von Heller & Killer Kowalski at 17:14 when Calhoun pinned Von Heller
Giant Baba defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 16:34
Pedro Morales defeated Black Gordman at 4:16
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – Sammartino & Strongbow won via disqualification; fall #2 – Sammartino pinned Blassie (Blassie’s last wrestling match at MSG)
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 25, 1974 (1,863)
Ed Sullivan fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Otto Von Heller & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 2-1; fall #1: Volkoff & Heller won; fall #2: Ho & Garea won; fall #3: Ho & Garea won
Killer Kowalski pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 18:00 even though Strongbow had his foot under the bottom rope during the cover
Rochester, NY – War Memorial – June 25, 1974
Eddie DeJesus defeated Terry Yorkston via disqualification
Pete Sanchez defeated Billy Fontana (sub. for Chris Tolos)
Eric the Red fought the Executioner to a draw
Stan Stasiak pinned Steve Bolus with the heart punch
Dominic DeNucci & Billy Red Lyons defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & George Steele
WWWF @ Athol, MA – Town Hall – June 26, 1974
Jose Gonzalez vs. Ricky Sexton
Killer Kowalski vs. Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – June 27, 1974
Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Doherty
Tony Altimore vs. Sylvano Sousa
Killer Kowalski vs. Chief Jay Strongbow (Haystacks Calhoun as guest referee)
Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Gonzalez vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 28, 1974
Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones at 14:00
Ruben Ayala defeated Tomas Marin at 8:00
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Otto Von Heller at 9:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 17:00; fall #2: the champions won at 4:00; fall #3: the champions won at 7:00
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 28, 1974
The Executioner defeated Billy Fontana
Pete Sanchez defeated Terry Yorkston
Bill Miller defeated Eric the Red
Johnny DeFazio fought Steve Bolus to a draw
The Giant Baba defeated Jim Grabmire
Billy Red Lyons defeated Cowboy Parker
Stan Stasiak defeated Ron Pritchard
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci defeated George Steele & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a steel cage match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 28, 1974
Luis Torres vs. Pete Doherty
Lee Wong vs. Ricky Sexton
Ed Sullivan vs. Sylvano Sousa
Tony Altimore vs. Larry Zbyszko
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 29, 1974 (11,744)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Altimore at 14:40
Pete Doherty fought Ruben Ayala to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jose Gonzalez defeated Ricky Sexton at 13:35
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 28:15; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) at 4:20
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea & Ho won at 14:20; fall #2: Valiants won at 1:10; fall #3: Valiants won at 4:15
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – June 29, 1974
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – July 1, 1974 (3,080)
Jose Gonzalez fought Otto Von Heller to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Sharon Brooks defeated Dottie Downs at 5:59
Dean Ho defeated Tony Altimore at 14:22
Mark Tendler pinned Luis Torres at 11:53
Killer Kowalski pinned Tony Garea at 14:39
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 15:26 in a Texas Death match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Valiants won at 6:49; fall #2: the Valiants won at 2:55
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – July 2, 1974 (3,526)
Sky Low Low vs. Tom Thumb
Nikolai Volkoff fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Otto Von Heller at 12:03
Killer Kowalski fought Haystacks Calhoun to a double disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Dean Ho & Tony Garea to a no contest in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – July 3, 1974 (4,000+)
Sky Low Low vs. Tom Thumb
Dottie Downs defeated Sharon Brooks
Dean Ho defeated Otto Von Heller
Killer Kowalski defeated Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Indiana, PA – Lion’s Health Camp – July 4, 1974
Dominic DeNucci vs. the Red Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Tony Garea & Dean Ho
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – July 5, 1974 (1,265)
Larry Zbyszko pinned Tony Altimore at 10:11
Women’s Tag Team Champions Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable vs. Peggy Patterson & Miss Wrestling in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won via submission at 5:09; fall #2: Patterson pinned Williams at 9:55; fall #3: the champions won at 7:44
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Johnny Rodz & Louis Torres at 13:07 in a handicap match after pinning Torres
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Killer Kowalski & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Garea & Ho won via disqualification at 18:28; fall #2: Garea pinned Von Heller at 9:07
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 5, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. SD Jones
Jose Gonzalez vs. Tomas Marin
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Lee Wong
Sky Low Low vs. Tom Thumb
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Cobleskill, NY – Fairgrounds – July 6, 1974
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant & Capt. Lou Albano
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 6, 1974
Featured Gary Michael Cappetta’s official debut as a ring announcer
Larry Sharpe vs. ? (Sharpe’s pro debut)
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Paterson, NJ – Armory – July 6, 1974 (1,500)
Jack Evans defeated Arnold Skaaland at 12:58
Tito Torres defeated Bull Molina at 13:00
Jose Gonzalez fought Ricky Sexton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dottie Downs defeated Sharon Brooks at 10:00
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:20
Pedro Morales defeated Otto Von Heller at 21:10
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 8, 1974
Ed Sullivan vs. Pete Doherty
Larry Zbyszko vs. Tomas Marin
Peggy Patterson & Dottie Downs vs. Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable (Women’s Tag Team Championship)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Pedro Morales vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 9, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
7/13/74:
7/20/74:
7/27/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 10, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Sky Low Low vs. Tom Thumb
Dottie Downs vs. Vicki Williams
7/13/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon introducing a feature on Evel Knievel and hyping his upcoming jump of the Snake River Canyon on 9/8:
Jack Evans pinned Pete Doherty at 4:56
Jose Gonzalez pinned Tomas Marin at 5:45 with a flying shoulderblock; during the bout, a brief audio clip of Gorilla Monsoon was played, discussing Strong Kobayashi
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones via submission at 3:14
Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Patterson at 5:22; Sky Low Low was the guest referee for the bout
Dean Ho & Tony Garea fought Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) & Otto Von Heller to a curfew draw at 3:44
7/20/74:
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Otto Von Heller
7/27/74:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun
Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – July 11, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Stasiak
Also included Mr. Fuji, Billy Red Lyons, Pete Sanchez, Dominic DeNucci, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
– 7/12/74: Shane “Hurricane” Helms was born.
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 12, 1974
Sky Low Low vs. Tom Thumb
Ruben Ayala defeated Tony Altimore at 12:00
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa at 11:00
Killer Kowalski defeated Larry Zbyszko at 8:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Tony Garea & Dean Ho to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won at 19:00; fall #2: the challengers won at 8:00; fall #3: the fall was declared a no contest when guest referee Haystacks Calhoun was knocked out during a collision
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 12, 1974
Women’s Tag Team Champions Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable vs. Peggy Patterson & Dottie Downs
Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 13, 1974
WWWF @ Cape Cod, MA – July 13, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – July 13, 1974
Women’s Tag Team Champions Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Patterson & Dottie Downs
Jose Gonzalez defeated Otto Von Heller via disqualification
Pedro Morales defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification when Volkoff hit the referee
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 15, 1974 (4,327)
Larry Zbyszko fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
Killer Kowalski fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tony Altimore & Larry Pondi (both subs. for Otto Von Heller) in a handicap match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 22:22
Women’s Tag Team Champions Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Dottie Downs & Peggy Patterson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Dean Ho & Tony Garea to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – July 16, 1974 (1,997)
Arnold Skaaland fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dean Ho pinned Jose Gonzalez at 14:26
Tony Garea defeated Tony Altimore at 16:56
Killer Kowalski defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 14:28; Haystacks Calhoun scheduled as guest referee for the bout
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 14:15; fall #2: the champions won at 8:32; fall #3: the champions won at 3:09
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – July 18, 1974
? vs. Tomas Marin
Dean Ho vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Haystacks Calhoun, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Larry Zbyszko vs. Killer Kowalski and WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Casino Arena – July 19, 1974
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Rita Cortez
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tomas Marin & Tony Altimore in a handicap match
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Nikolai Volkoff to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Freddie Blassie (sub. for Otto Von Heller)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 19, 1974
Pete Doherty vs. Ruben Ayala
SD Jones vs. Jack Evans
Lee Wong vs. Jose Gonzalez
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 20, 1974
Lou Torres vs. Larry Weil (Larry Sharpe)
Lee Wong vs. Pete Doherty
SD Jones vs. Tomas Marin
Gorilla Monsoon & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Freddie Blassie
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 20, 1974 (12,113)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Ricky Sexton at 17:25
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams (sub. for Helen Casey) at 16:35
Sylvano Sousa defeated Jack Evans at 8:22
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Killer Kowalski to a double disqualification at 21:04
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:29
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; the final fall was won via count-out so the titles did not change hands; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 22, 1974 (18,759)
Otto Von Heller defeated Jack Evans at 11:26
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
Dean Ho defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka at 6:05
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won at 9:05; fall #2: the challengers won at 2:24; fall #3: the challengers were disqualified after the 13-minute mark when WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino interfered and came to Strongbow’s aid
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated John Tolos via submission with a backbreaker at 15:29
Tony Garea defeated Jose Gonzalez at 10:59
Pedro Morales fought Killer Kowalski to a draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – July 23, 1974
Arnold Skaaland vs. Ruben Ayala
Larry Zbyszko vs. Otto Von Heller
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: the champions were disqualified for harassing guest referee Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – July 24, 1974
Larry Zbyszko vs. Jose Gonzalez
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Ruben Ayala
Tony Garea vs. Otto Von Heller
Killer Kowalski vs. Dean Ho
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 26, 1974
Tomas Marin vs. Ricky Sexton
Jose Gonzalez vs. Luis Torres
Pete Doherty vs. Lee Wong
Tony Altimore vs. Sylvano Sousa
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Otto Von Heller
Pedro Morales vs. Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 26, 1974
Jack Evans defeated SD Jones at 17:00
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:00
Killer Kowalski defeated Ruben Ayala at 7:00
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Garea’s team won at 2:00; fall #2: Valiant’s team won at 33:00; fall #3: Garea’s team won at 5:00; fall #4: Valiant’s team were counted out
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 27, 1974
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 27, 1974
Ruben Ayala pinned Louis Torres at 12:15
Sylvano Souza defeated Tomas Marin via disqualification at 14:20 when Marin refused to stop choking his opponent
Larry Zbyszko pinned Jack Evans (sub. for Ed Sullivan) with a backslide at 15:20
Vicki Williams defeated Cindy Starr, Dottie Downs, Daisy Mae, and Miss Wrestling in a battle royal by pinning Miss Wrestling at 8:20 after the two remaining women had a match
Tony Garea, Dean Ho, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the Valiants & Albano won at 10:00; fall #2: Garea, Ho, & Calhoun won at 2:10; fall #3: Garea, Ho, & Calhoun won via disqualification after less than 1 minute
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski at 24:30 after guest referee Haystacks Calhoun held up Kowalski so Bruno could punch him
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 27, 1974
Mr. Fuji won a $5,000 20-man battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, Fuji earned a shot at WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino at the next card on 8/30
North American Champion Stan Stasiak defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 29, 1974
Jose Gonzalez defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones defeated Lee Wong
Larry Zbyszko fought Jack Evans to a draw
Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 30, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/3/74:
8/10/74:
8/17/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 31, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
5-woman battle royal featuring Vicki Williams, Daisy Mae, Cindy Starr, Dottie Downs, and Miss Wrestling
Also included WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, Otto Von Heller, Jose Gonzalez, Nikolai Volkoff, Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko
8/3/74:
8/10/74:
8/17/74:
Dark match after the taping: Killer Kowalski vs. Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School Gym – August 2, 1974
Jack Evans vs. Sylvano Sousa
Ruben Ayala vs. Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 2, 1974
5-woman, $1,500 battle royal featuring Vicki Williams, Daisy Mae, Rita Cortez, Maria DeSilvano and Miss Wrestling
Strong Kobayashi vs. Jose Gonzalez
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Killer Kowalski
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 3, 1974
Jose Gonzalez vs. Tony Altimore
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz
5-woman, $1,000 battle royal featuring Vicki Williams, Daisy Mae, Cindy Starr, Dottie Downs, and Miss Wrestling; the final two would then meet in a 5-minute time-limit match
Pedro Morales vs. Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 3, 1974
1st show at the Spectrum
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty at 8:22
Strong Kobayashi defeated Ron Fuller at 7:58
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Bob Armstrong at 6:06
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Don Muraco at 11:23
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Garea at 3:01
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Sylvano Sousa & Tony Altimore at 5:44
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Otto Von Heller at 5:36
Victor Rivera defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka at 8:19
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out
Bobby Duncum won a 20-man $12,500 battle royal by last eliminating Otto Von Heller following the eliminations of Chief Jay Strongbow and Victor Rivera; other participants included: WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Haystacks Calhoun, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Capt. Lou Albano, Ruben Ayala, Freddie Blassie, Jack Evans, Strong Kobayashi, Don Muraco, Pete Doherty, Sylvano Sousa, Bob Armstrong, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Ron Fuller
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – August 5, 1974 (3,735)
Tony Altimore defeated Tomas Marin
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jack Evans (sub. for Ed Sullivan)
Mark Tendler defeated Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Killer Kowalski to a double disqualification at 17:29 when both men refused to stop fighting on the floor
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 6, 1974 (2,584)
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a handicap match at 11:29
Tony Altimore defeated Sylvano Sousa at 10:39
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Doherty at 10:50
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 12:29
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the Valiants won; fall #2: Ho & Garea won; fall #3: Ho & Garea won via disqualification at 8:15; due to the DQ finish in the third fall, the title did not change hands
WWWF @ Leominster, MA – Orchard Hill Arena – August 7, 1974
Arnold Skaaland vs. Tony Altimore
Jack Evans vs. Ruben Ayala
Sylvano Sousa vs. Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi vs. Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 9, 1974
Ricky Sexton fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Louis Torres at the 13-minute mark
Jose Gonzalez defeated Jack Evans at the 5-minute mark
Tony Garea, Dean Ho, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 9, 1974
SD Jones vs. Tomas Marin
Tony Altimore vs. Ruben Ayala
Johnny Rodz vs. Lee Wong
Otto Von Heller vs. Larry Zbyszko
Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Strong Kobayashi & Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 10, 1974
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 10, 1974 (13,414)
Sylvano Sousa defeated Louis Torres at 15:35
Pete Doherty fought Ricky Sexton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jose Gonzalez defeated Jack Evans at 17:33
Killer Kowalski defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 23:15
Haystacks Calhoun fought Strong Kobayashi to a double count-out at 14:20
Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: the babyfaces won at 12:37; fall #2: the heels won at 4:14; fall #3: babyfaces won at 1:33; fall #4: babyfaces won at 2:44
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 12, 1974
Otto Von Heller won an 18-man $10,000 battle royal by last eliminating Chief Jay Strongbow & Dean Ho at the same time; due to pre-match stipulations, he earned a world title shot in the main event; other participants included: Bobo Brazil, Killer Kowalski, Haystacks Calhoun, Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Garea, Jose Gonzalez, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Strong Kobayashi, Bobby Duncum, Capt. Lou Albano, Don Leo Jonathan, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Jack Evans, & Larry Zbyszko
Tony Garea defeated Jose Gonzalez
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Wolf Larson
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Ernie Lassiter
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Sylvano Sousa & Tomas Marin in a handicap match
Bobo Brazil defeated Tony Altimore & Jack Evans in a handicap match
Killer Kowalski defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Dean Ho
Strong Kobayashi fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Otto Von Heller
Chaleroi, PA – Stadium – August 13, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – August 13, 1974
Strong Kobayashi defeated Jose Gonzalez
Killer Kowalski defeated Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Otto Von Heller
Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Nikolai Volkoff, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Calhoun pinned Volkoff; fall #2: Garea defeated Jimmy via submission with an abdominal stretch
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – August 14, 1974 (5,000+)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez
Strong Kobayashi defeated Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Otto Von Heller via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Dean Ho & Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 16, 1974
Johnny Rodz vs. Ruben Ayala
Pedro Morales, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Larry Zbyszko vs. Strong Kobayashi, Nikolai Volkoff, & Freddie Blassie (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Athol, MA – Town Hall – August 16, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Ricky Sexton
Sylvano Sousa vs. Tomas Marin
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 17, 1974
Gorilla Monsoon vs. 2 opponents (handicap match)
Jose Gonzalez vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Strong Kobayashi
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – August 17, 1974
Luis Torres vs. Sylvano Sousa
Larry Zbyszko vs. Tomas Marin
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dean Ho
Tony Garea vs. Strong Kobayashi
Pedro Morales, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – August 19, 1974
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Doherty vs. Ruben Ayala
Bill White vs. Luis Torres
Jose Gonzalez vs. Jack Evans
Killer Kowalski vs. Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 20, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/24/74:
8/31/74:
9/7/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 21, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/24/74:
8/31/74:
9/7/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Otto Von Heller at 7:23 with a small package
Strong Kobayashi pinned SD Jones at 4:21 with a backbreaker
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Chuck Richards & Bill White at 8:47 when Ho pinned Richards with a splash after sending him into a forearm smash from Garea
Bobo Brazil defeated Tomas Marin & Jack Evans in a handicap match at 4:31 by pinning Marin with the Coco Butt
Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a double disqualification at 3:15 when Albano interfered and busted Strongbow open by hitting him with a foreign object, while Dean Ho & Tony Garea made the save for Strongbow; after the bout, Vince McMahon attempted to interview a hysterical Strongbow, who called Albano a son of a bitch, and was eventually led backstage by Ho & Garea when it was clear Albano wasn’t gonna return to ringside; following a commercial break, McMahon interviewed Gorilla Monsoon at ringside, who said Strongbow had tore the dressing room apart, and doctors were trying to stitch his wound up
WWWF @ Palmerton, PA – Carbon County Fairgrounds – August 21, 1974
Arnold Skaaland defeated Sylvano Sousa
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Ruben Ayala defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Volkoff pinned Strongbow; fall #2: Strongbow pinned Volkoff at 8:32; fall #3: Calhoun pinned Volkoff at 6:32
WWWF @ East Greenwich, RI – Rocky Hill State Fair – August 22, 1974
Tony Garea vs. Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi vs. Jose Gonzalez
Nikolai Volkoff & Otto Von Heller vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 23, 1974
Dean Ho vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant
Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
Pedro Morales vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Also included Larry Zbyszko & Jose Gonzalez
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 23, 1974
Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones
Pete Doherty vs. Luis Torres
Jack Evans vs. Lee Wong
Otto Von Heller vs. Ruben Ayala
Killer Kowalski vs. Haystacks Calhoun
Strong Kobayashi vs. Chief Jay Strongbow; Freddie Blassie was barred from the building for the match
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – August 24, 1974 (6,000)
Nikolai Volkoff won an 18-man, $5,000 battle royal by last eliminating Killer Kowalski; Dean Ho & Tony Garea were in the final four; stipulations stated the winner would receive a WWWF World Title match later in the card; other participants included Pedro Morales, Capt. Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, & Otto Von Heller
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff at the 21-minute mark
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 24, 1974
– 8/25/74: Kenzo Suzuki was born.
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 26, 1974 (22,094)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz
Jack Evans defeated Dean Ho
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Otto Von Heller
Larry Zbyszko defeated Louis Tillet at 8:05
Tony Garea defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification at 18:58
Pedro Morales defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 10:26
Andre the Giant defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out at 6:15
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw when the bout was stopped due to the curfew; the referee awarded the match to Bruno & Strongbow but the two judges ruled a draw
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 27, 1974 (2,740)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tomas Marin at 16:32
Arnold Skaaland defeated SD Jones at 15:12
Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Altimore at 5:30
Killer Kowalski defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 16:29
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won at 16:38; fall #2: the challengers won at 5:11; fall #3: the challengers won via disqualification after the champions attacked guest referee Haystacks Calhoun as guest referee; due to the DQ finish in the final fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Leominster, MA – Orchard Hills Arena – August 28, 1974
Larry Zbyszko vs. Strong Kobayashi
Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski & Nikolai Volkoff (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 28, 1974 (3,600)
Haystacks Calhoun defeated ? & ? (both sub. for Otto Von Heller) in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: Garea was counted out
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – August 29, 1974 (1,300)
Joe Esposito defeated Jack Evans at 15:00
Ruben Ayala defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Pete Doherty fought SD Jones (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 30, 1974
North American Champion Stan Stasiak vs. Dominic DeNucci
Bill Miller, Johnny DeFazio, & Billy Red Lyons vs. the Executioner, Jim Grabmire, & Larry Sharpe
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – August 30, 1974
Arnold Skaaland pinned Larry Weil (Larry Sharpe) at 10:04
Luis Torres pinned SD Jones at 14:32
Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification after Altimore shoved the referee
Strong Kobayashi pinned Jose Gonzalez at 16:22
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Ho pinned Johnny at 15:31; fall #2 – Jimmy pinned Ho at 2:08; fall #3 – Garea was counted-out after falling to the floor at 2:01
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 30, 1974
Frank Valois vs. Ruben Ayala
Jack Evans vs. Larry Zbyszko
Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Doherty
Killer Kowalski vs. Haystacks Calhoun; Kowalski was barred from wearing his mask for the bout
Andre the Giant vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 31, 1974
Bull Molina vs. Tito Torres
Lee Wong vs. Larry Weil
SD Jones vs. Tomas Marin
Tony Altimore vs. Jose Gonzalez
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Strong Kobayashi & Otto Von Heller (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 31, 1974
The scheduled Jack Evans vs. Sylvano Sousa match did not take place
Ruben Ayala pinned Louis Torres at the 13-minute mark
Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) defeated Frank Valois
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at the 9-minute mark
Killer Kowalski defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at the 10-minute mark
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Andre the Giant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualifiation
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – September 3, 1974
Jack Evans vs. Larry Zbyszko
Otto Von Heller vs. Jose Gonzalez
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant vs. Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – September 4, 1974 (3,500)
Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) fought Jack Evans to a draw
Strong Kobyashi defeated Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Killer Kowalski & Otto Von Heller in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Tony Garea & Dean Ho to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match: fall #1: Valiants won; fall #2: Garea & Ho won; fall #3: the fall ended in a no contest; Larry Zbyszko was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Newport, RI – Cardine’s Field – September 5, 1974
Jack Evans vs. Sylvano Sousa
Dean Ho vs. Otto Von Heller
Larry Zbyszko vs. Strong Kobayashi
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valliant
Killer Kowalski defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 6, 1974
SD Jones (sub. for Lee Wong) defeated Luis Torres after 12 minutes
SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore after 15 minutes
Jack Evans defeated Pete Doherty after 17 minutes
Pedro Morales pinned Otto Von Heller after 15 minutes
Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the Valiants won after 25 minutes; fall #2: Calhoun & Strongbow won after 4 minutes; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
McKeesport, PA – September 6, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Pete Sanchez, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Mr. Fuji, & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 6, 1974
Tomas Marin vs. Ruben Ayala
Ricky Sexton vs. Jose Gonzalez
Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Strong Kobayashi & Killer Kowalski
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 7, 1974
Tony Altimore fought SD Jones to a draw
Strong Kobayashi defeated Larry Zbyszko
Johnny Rodz defeated Lee Wong
Ruben Ayala defeated Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions sJimmy & Johnny Valiant
Otto Von Heller defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out
Syracuse, NY – Onondaga War Memorial – September 10, 1974
Tony Parisi vs. Terry Yorkston
Pete Sanchez vs. Larry Sharpe
Mr. Fuji & Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Billy Red Lyons & Steve Bolos
Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak
Also included the Executioner and a womens match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 10, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/14/74:
9/21/74:
9/28/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 11, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification in a non-title match at 5:44 when Jimmy hit Garea with a foreign object, given to him by Albano, as he had Johnny in the abdominal stretch; after the bout, Garea & Ho cleared the ring
Also included Bobby Duncum, Otto Von Heller, Bill White, Larry Zbyszko, Jose Gonzalez & Bobo Brazil
9/14/74:
9/21/74:
9/28/74:
Dark match after the taping: Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski & Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 13, 1974
Bill White vs. Ricky Sexton
Jack Evans vs. Dennis Johnson
Jose Gonzalez vs. Tony Altimore
Larry Zbyszko vs. Otto Von Heller
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – September 14, 1974 (13,887)
Ruben Ayala defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Bill White fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Jack Evans defeated SD Jones
Dean Ho defeated Otto Von Heller
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski in a stretcher match
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – September 16, 1974
Jack Evans fought Mark Tendler to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski in a Texas Death match; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 17, 1974 (1,705)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:27
Jose Gonzalez fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Arnold Skaaland defeated Otto Von Heller at 17:29
Strong Kobayashi defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 18:08
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Calhoun’s team won at 2:17; fall #2: Albano’s team won at 4:12; fall #3: both teams fought to a double disqualification; fall #4: Albano’s team won at 10:26
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 20, 1974
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 20, 1974
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 21, 1974
Jose Gonzalez fought Jack Evans to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bill White
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Otto Von Heller)
Killer Kowalski fought Haystacks Calhoun to a double count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Strong Kobayashi via count-out
– 9/23/74: Matt Hardy was born.
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – September 24, 1974
Bill White fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
Dean Ho pinned Jack Evans
Tony Garea defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Strong Kobayashi to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – September 25, 1974 (5,000+)
Strong Kobayashi defeated Arnold Skaaland
Jose Gonzalez defeated Jack Evans
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bill White
Killer Kowalski defeated Haystacks Calhoun
Tony Garea, Dean Ho, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School – September 26, 1974
Pete Doherty vs. Ruben Ayala
Jose Gonzalez vs. Bill White
Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Auditorium – September 27, 1974
Arnold Skaaland defeated Luis Torres at 12:36
SD Jones fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification at 13:00
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Strong Kobayashi & Killer Kowalski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Garea & Ho won at 26:00; fall #2: Garea & Ho won when Kobayashi was pinned after getting knocked down by Kowalski when the two partner started arguing with each other
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – September 27, 1974
Arnold Skaaland pinned Luis Torres at 7:59
Tony Altimore fought Rubin Ayalla to a double disqualification
Bill White pinned Sylvano Sousa at 12:10
Jose Gonzalez fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Killer Kowalski defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 17:32
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 27, 1974
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea (Haystacks Calhoun as guest referee)
Included 4 other matches
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – September 27, 1974
Bill Miller defeated Mario Fraterolli
Manuel Soto defeated Frank Durso
Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Sharpe
Billy Red Lyons & Tony Parisi defeated Jim Grabmire & the Executioner
Louis Cerdan & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Holtz & Steve Bolus
North American Champion Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Sanchez
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Mr. Fuji to a no contest after the referee was knocked down and couldn’t continue
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – September 28, 1974 (2,500)
Ruben Ayala vs. Jack Evans
Sylvano Sousa vs. Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko vs. Jose Gonzalez
Strong Kobayashi defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Pedro Morales in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Calhoun’s team won; fall #2: Valiant’s team won; fall #3: Morales was disqualified for hitting the referee
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 1, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/5/74:
10/12/74:
10/19/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 2, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/5/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a closing interview with Angelo Savoldi, recapping the highlights from this week’s show:
Tony Garea (w/ Dean Ho) fought Strong Kobayashi (w/ Killer Kowalski) to a double disqualification at 7:53 when both Kowalski & Ho interfered as Garea had Kobayashi in the abdominal stretch
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Chuck Richards & Ricky Cortez in a handicap match at 5:11 by pinning both men following the big splash
SD Jones pinned Tony Altimore at 5:54 following a dropkick
Andre the Giant defeated Frank Hickey & Jack Evans in a handicap match at 4:54 by pinning Hickey with a sit-down splash
Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant) to a curfew draw at 4:07; after the bout, Bobo Brazil made the save for Zbyszko against the Valiants & Albano and helped clear the ring
10/12/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a closing interview with Gorilla Monsoon, discussing Bobby Duncum:
Hans Schroeder pinned Al Barr at 4:52
Jose Gonzalez fought Bill White to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Bobby Duncum (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones & Dennis Johnson at 4:08 in a handicap match after pinning Johnson; after the bout, Larry Zbyszko, Dean Ho, & Jose Gonzalez attempted to make the save for Jones & Johnson, but Duncum easily cleared them away; after the bout, McMahon interviewed Wizard & Duncum at ringside
Bobo Brazil defeated Jack Evans & Ricky Cortez in a handicap match at 5:09 by pinning Evans with the Coco Butt
Spiros Arion pinned Chuck Richards at 5:06 with a backbreaker over the knee; Arion was billed as the European Heavyweight Champion for the bout
10/19/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jose Gonzalez & SD Jones at 7:08 when Jimmy pinned Jones with an elbow drop
Spiros Arion pinned Tony Altimore at 5:02 with a backbreaker over the knee
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Frank Hickey & Ricky Cortez at 7:36 when Garea pinned Cortez with a dropkick
Bobby Duncum (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Al Barr & Dennis Johnson via count-out in a handicap match at 3:56 after slamming Johnson on the floor and putting the ring steps over Barr
Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans & Bill White at 5:11 when Calhoun pinned Evans; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Calhoun & Strongbow at ringside
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Fairfax, VA – Hayfield High School – October 3, 1974
Arnold Skaaland vs. Tony Altimore
Butcher Nova vs. Frank Bendont
Jose Gonzale vs. Hans Schroeder
Strong Kobayashi vs. Larry Zbyszko
Killer Kowalski vs. Haystacks Calhoun
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 4, 1974
Bill White vs. Jose Gonzalez
Johnny Rodz vs. Ruben Ayala
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho & Tony Garea (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Included 2 other matches
Connellsville, PA – Junior High East Gym – October 5, 1974
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Larry Sharpe
Jim Grabire vs. Johnny DeFazio
Mr. Fuji vs. Steve Bolus
Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 5, 1974
SD Jones defeated Frank Hickey at 3:35
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Altimore at 7:07
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jack Evans at 7:22
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:11
Dean Ho defeated Hans Schroder at 14:11
Tony Garea defeated Bill White at 6:09
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Championss Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant, & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Bruno’s team won via disqualification; fall #2: Johnny pinned Haystacks after hitting him with brass knuckles; Calhoun was deemed unable to continue; fall #3: Bruno pinned Johnny; fall #4: Sammartino was bloodied and ruled unable to continue; fall #5: the heels won via disqualification when Bruno returned to the ring to help the outmatched Andre
Victor Rivera defeated Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 7, 1974 (over 22,000)
Larry Zbyszko fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Spiros Arion defeated Jack Evans at 7:59
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Dean Ho defeated Bill White at 12:45
Bobby Duncum defeated Haystacks Calhoun at 2:55
Andre the Giant & Victor Rivera defeated Killer Kowalski & Strong Kobayashi
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3falls match; fall #1: the Valiants won; fall #2: the challengers won via disqualification; fall #3: the champions won
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 8, 1974 (1,820)
SD Jones defeated Frank Hickey at 8:53
Spiros Arion defeated Jack Evans at 16:28
Hans Schroeder fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bobby Duncum defeated Larry Zbyszko at 14:23
Strong Kobayashi fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 18:16
Andre the Giant defeated Killer Kowalski at 18:00
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – October 9, 1974
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko vs. Killer Kowalski & Strong Kobayashi in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match was originally scheduled for the card before it was changed into 2 singles matches
SD Jones pinned Frank Valois at 13:05
Spiros Arion pinned Hans Schroeder at 15:06
Larry Zbyszko fought Strong Kobayashi to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bobby Duncum defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification at 12:18
Andre the Giant defeated Killer Kowalski at 12:22
Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – October 9, 1974
Louis Cerdan defeated Steve Bolas
Billy Red Lyons pinned Larry Sharpe
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto defeated Eric the Red & Bull Johnson
Mr. Fuji & Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci
The Executioner fought Mike Muscato to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Westerly, RI – Ward Sr. High School – October 10, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. SD Jones
Johnny Rodz vs. Tomas Marin
Jack Evans vs. Ruben Ayala
Bill White vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – October 10, 1974
Frank Valois vs. Frank Hickey
Jose Gonzalez vs. Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea vs. Hans Schroeder
Bobby Duncum vs. Dean Ho
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko vs. Killer Kowalski & Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Toms River, NJ – North High School Gym – October 11, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Tomas Marin
SD Jones vs. Butcher Nova
Dean Ho vs. Bill White
Tony Garea vs. Johnny Rodz
Gorilla Monsoon & Andre the Giant vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 11, 1974
Frank Hickey vs. Dennis Johnson
Bobby Duncum vs. Jose Gonzalez
Joyce Grable vs. Peggy Patterson
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Strong Kobayashi
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 12, 1974 (14,678)
Dean Ho defeated Jack Evans at 10:15
Tony Garea defeated Bill White at 6:45
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 7:10
Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Patterson at 11:15
Bobby Duncum defeated Haystacks Calhoun at 3:20
Butcher Nova fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:35
Gorilla Monsoon & Andre the Giant defeated Killer Kowalski & Strong Kobayashi in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – October 15, 1974
Johnny Rodz fought Jack Evans to a draw
Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Patterson
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White
Bobby Duncum defeated Jose Gonzalez
Larry Zbyszko defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (via count-out in a non-title match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Strong Kobayashi in an Indian Strap Match
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – October 16, 1974
Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Patterson
Strong Kobayashi defeated Johnny Rodz
Jose Gonzalez defeated Bill White
Bobby Duncum defeated Larry Zbyszko
Spiros Arion defeated Jack Evans
Tony Garea, Dean Ho, & Chief Jay Strongbow fought Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a no contest
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School Gym – October 17, 1974
Joyce Grable vs. Peggy Patterson
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jack Evans
Strong Kobayashi vs. Spiros Arion
Tony Garea, Dean Ho, & Larry Zbyszko vs. Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 18, 1974 (4,500)
Jim Grabmire defeated Dino Nero
The Executioner defeated Larry Sharpe
Steve Bolus defeated Terry Yorkston
Johnny DeFazio & Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Eric the Red via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Mr. Fuji at 21:12 in a Texas Death Match
Stan Stasiak defeated Billy Red Lyons via count-out at 10:12
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Otto Von Heller & Kurt Von Hess via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 18, 1974
Spiros Arion vs. Bill White
Strong Kobayashi vs. Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 19, 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Spiros Arion, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Boy’s Club – October 19, 1974
Dean Ho vs. Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea vs. Jack Evans
Susan Green & Joyce Grable defeated Paula Kaye & Peggy Patterson
Bobby Duncum pinned Jose Gonzalez at 10:07
Pedro Morales pinned Strong Kobayashi at 9:45
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 20, 1974
Bobby Duncum defeated SD Jones at the 8-minute mark
Dennis Johnson defeated Tomas Marin at the 17-minute mark
Jose Gonzalez fought Joe Nova to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification at the 24-minute mark
Susan Green & Joyce Grable defeated Paula Kaye & Peggy Patterson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Green & Grable won at the 23-minute mark; fall #2: Green & Grable won at the 3-minute mark
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 22, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/26/74:
11/2/74:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant fought Larry Zbyszko & Jose Gonzalez to a draw
SD Jones defeated Jack Evans
Susan Green defeated Paula Kaye via disqualification
Hans Schroeder defeated Jeff Rhodes
Killer Kowalski defeated Dennis Johnson
11/9/74:
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder & Bill White
Spiros Arion defeated Jeff Rhodes
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Jose Gonzalez & Tony Vee
Joyce Grable & Susan Green defeated Peggy Patterson & Paula Kaye
Bobby Duncum defeated SD Jones & Gentleman Jim in a handicap match
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – October 23, 1974 (1,200)
Sylvano Sousa fought Johnny Rodz to a 30-minute time-limit draw
Joe Esposito defeated Tony Altimore at 12:30
Killer Kowalski pinned Ruben Ayala after the 13-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Joyce Grable & Susan Green defeated Peggy Patterson & Paula Kaye in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 23, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Joyce Grable & Susan Green vs. Peggy Patterson & Paula Kaye
10/26/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon; in the opening, McMahon announced Bobby Duncum would appear on the show but he did not:
Bill White pinned Dennis Albert at 7:08 with a neckbreaker
Butcher Nova defeated Tom Stanton via submission at 4:45 with a bearhug
Spiros Arion fought Hans Schroeder to a 10-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones pinned Gentleman Jim at 5:18 with a headbutt
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jose Gonzalez & Stan Lavdas at 1:40 when Jimmy pinned Lavdas with an elbow drop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano and the Valiants at ringside
11/2/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Hans Schroeder defeated Jeff Rhodes via submission at 3:26 with the Boston Crab
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Bill White & Dennis Johnson at 8:17 when Ho pinned Johnson with a flying bodypress
Larry Zbyszko pinned Jack Evans at 6:15
Butcher Nova fought Jose Gonzalez to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Bobby Duncum (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Tom Stanton & Tony Vee at 2:55 in a handicap match by pinning both men at the same time following a shoulderbreaker on Stanton
11/9/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Larry Zbyszko & Dennis Albert at 6:59 when Jimmy pinned Albert with an elbow drop; after the bout, the Valiants continued to attack Albert as Zbyszko tried to protect him
Jack Evans pinned Jeff Rhodes at 4:35 with a dive off the middle turnbuckle
Bobby Duncum (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Gentleman Jim with a shoulderbreaker
Jose Gonzalez pinned the Patriot at 7:01
Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion defeated Butcher Nova & Bill White at 6:18 when Arion pinned White with an atomic drop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow & Arion at ringside
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Franklinville, NJ – Delsea Arena – October 24, 1974
Jose Gonzalez vs. Joe Nova
Spiros Arion vs. Jack Evans
Joyce Grable & Susan Green vs. Peggy Patterson & Paula Kaye (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Strong Kobayashi & Killer Kowalski
Monroeville, PA – Howard Johnson Hotel Ballroom – October 25, 1974
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Larry Sharpe
Johnny DeFazio defeated Eric the Red via disqualification
Billy Red Lyons fought the Executioner to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Terry Yorkston
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – October 25, 1974
Jack Evans pinned Rubin Ayalla
SD Jones defeated Butcher Nova via disqualification
Jose Gonzalez pinned Tony Altimore
Susan Green & Joyce Grable defeated Paula Kaye & Peggy Patterson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Killer Kowalski in an Indian Strap Match at around the 14-minute mark with a bodyblock
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 25, 1974
Johnny Rodz vs. Dennis Johnson
Hans Schroeder vs. Joe Crugnale
SD Jones vs. Bill White
Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 26, 1974 (4,500)
Tony Altimore pinned Tomas Marin at 9:20
Hans Schroeder fought Ruben Ayala to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Spiros Arion pinned Dennis Johnson at 12:10
Joyce Grable & Susan Green defeated Peggy Patterson & Paula Kaye in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at the 31-minute mark
Bobby Duncum defeated SD Jones
Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – October 28, 1974
Mark Tendler vs. Jack Evans
Spiros Arion vs. Tony Altimore
Larry Zbyszko vs. Bill White
Killer Kowalski vs. Jose Gonzalez
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Bobby Duncum
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow (Best 3 out of 5 falls match)
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 29, 1974 (1,892)
Spiros Arion vs. Bill White
Larry Zbyszko vs. Hans Schroeder
Bobby Duncum vs. Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea defeated Strong Kobayashi & WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
McKeesport, PA – November 1974
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Dominic DeNucci, & Pete Sanchez defeated Mr. Fuji, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Hubbard, OH – High School Gym – November 1, 1974
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto defeated Larry Sharpe & Terry Yorkston
Billy Red Lyons defeated the Executioner via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Steve Bolos
Eric the Red & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Johnny DeFazio
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 1, 1974
Johnny Rodz fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ruben Ayala defeated Butcher Nova via disqualification at 16:00
Bobby Duncum defeated Larry Zbyszko at 11:00
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Hans Schroeder at 2:00
Pedro Morales pinned Strong Kobayashi at 17:00
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 12:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 1, 1974
Killer Kowalski vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea (non-title match)
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – November 2, 1974
SD Jones defeated Louis Torres
Bobby Duncum defeated Larry Zbyszko
Jack Evans defeated Tomas Marin
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow
Pedro Morales fought Strong Kobayashi to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Joe Nova
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Hans Schroeder
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 2, 1974
Johnny Rodz vs. Sylvano Sousa
Jose Gonzalez vs. Bill White
Pedro Morales, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski, Strong Kobayashi, & Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 4, 1974
Johnny Rodz fought Frank Sexton to a draw
Ruben Ayala defeated Tomas Marin
Jose Gonzalez defeated Bill White
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Tony Garea, Dean Ho, & Haystacks Calhoun to a draw
WWWF @ Trenton, NJ – Civic Center – November 4, 1974
Luis Torres vs. Jeff Johnson
Joe Nova vs. Tomas Marin
Spiros Arion vs. Bill White
Hans Schroeder vs. Jose Gonzalez
Pedro Morales fought Killer Kowalski to a double count-out
Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) pinned Strong Kobayashi in under a minute
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 6, 1974
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi
Jose Gonzalez defeated Hans Schroeder
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White
Butcher Nova defeated Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out; Tony Altimore was the guest referee
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a non-title match
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – November 7, 1974
Butcher Nova vs. Jose Gonzalez
Spiros Arion vs. Strong Kobayashi
Larry Zbyszko vs. Jack Evans
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Bill White & Hans Schroeder
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – November 8, 1974
Pete Doherty pinned Arnold Skaaland at 9:55
Dennis Johnson fought Ruben Ayala to a 20-minute time limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out at 11:35
Spiros Arion & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Valiant & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Jimmy Valiant) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall # 1: Valiant & Albano won at 13:35; fall #2: Arion made Valiant submit to a Boston Crab at 4:10; fall #3: Valiant & Albano were counted out at 2:05
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 5:30
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 8, 1974
Butcher Nova vs. Sylvano Sousa
Jack Evans vs. Joe Crugnale
Hans Schroeder vs. Jose Gonzalez
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Bill White
Strong Kobayashi vs. Tony Garea
Bobby Duncum vs. Dean Ho
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 9, 1974
Joe Nova defeated Jack Evans at 14:35
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Jose Gonzalez at 10:18
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Hans Schroeder at 11:25
Killer Kowalski defeated Dean Ho at 9:30
Pedro Morales defeated Strong Kobayashi at 11:12
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Garea at 12:14
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White at 5:10
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification
Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – November 12, 1974
Gino Fratarolli vs. Larry Sharpe
Keith Franke vs. Terry Yorkston
Steve Bolas vs. the Executioner
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Eric the Red
Billy Red Lyons vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 12, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/16/74:
11/23/74:
11/30/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 13, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/16/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Larry Zbyszko fought Bill White to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Killer Kowalski (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jeff Rhodes at 3:34 following a headbutt using a foreign object hidden in his mask
Bobby Duncum (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Gentleman Jim & Dennis Albert in a handicap match at 1:58 by pinning both men at the same time following shoulderbreakers on both opponents
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jose Gonzalez & SD Jones at 6:43 when Jimmy pinned Jones following an elbow drop; Gonzalez was never tagged into the match; after the bout, Gonzalez attempted to protect Jones and put up a fight against the Valiants but was unsuccessful
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Butcher Nova & Hans Schroeder at 5:41 when Schroeder submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch
11/23/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Dennis Johnson at 5:11
Jeff Rhodes pinned the Patriot at 4:31; after the bout, Gorilla Monsoon briefly joined Vince McMahon for a comment, saying it was lucky neither guy got killed with all the missed moves in the match
Jose Gonzalez fought Bill White to a double disqualification at 8:02 after referee Dick Woehrle was pushed down; after the bout, Gonzalez cleared White from the ring
Hans Schroeder pinned SD Jones at 8:03 following a bodyslam
Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion defeated Butcher Nova & Jack Evans at 4:36 when Evans submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow & Arion at ringside, saying they felt confident they could beat WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant for their championships
11/30/74:
Dark match after the taping: Killer Kowalski vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Franklinville, NJ – Delsea Arena – November 14, 1974
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 15, 1974
Stan Stasiak and several others did not appear as advertised due to a snowstorm in Buffalo, NY; Stasiak was originally to meet WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino
Johnny DeFazio defeated Terry Yorkston
Steve Bolos defeated the Executioner via disqualification
Frank Holtz pinned Larry Sharpe
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto defeated the Love Brothers via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jim Grabmire & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 15, 1974
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson at 13:00
Tony Altimore fought Ruben Ayala to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Strong Kobayashi defeated Sylvano Sousa at 7:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won at 16:00; fall #2: the challengers won at 4:00; fall #3: Zbyszko was disqualified
Pedro Morales defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out at 13:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 15, 1974
Pete Doherty vs. Joe Crugnale
Bill White vs. Tomas Marin
Butcher Nova vs. SD Jones
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Jack Evans & Hans Schroeder
Bobby Duncum vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 16, 1974
Tony Altimore defeated Luis Torres
Dennis Johnson defeated Tomas Marin via disqualification
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Jack Evans
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – November 16, 1974
Ruben Ayala vs. Butcher Nova
SD Jones vs. Bobby Duncum
Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. Hans Schroeder & Bill White
Pedro Morales vs. Killer Kowalski
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 18, 1974 (18,574)
Televised on HBO – included Vince McMahon on commentary:
Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones at 9:16
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jack Evans
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Atlimore at 9:18
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:00
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Tomas Marin at 10:25
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a no contest at 14:05 when both men were deemed too bloody to continue
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Hans Schroeder
Killer Kowalski & WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-2
Pedro Morales defeated Strong Kobayashi at 11:19
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 19, 1974 (1,799)
Jose Gonzalez fought Butcher Nova to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dean Ho defeated Bill White at 16:15
Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder at 11:20
Larry Zbyszko & Spiros Arion defeated Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Duncum’s team won at 10:15; fall #2: Arion’s team won at 3:05; fall #3: Arion’s team won at 4:30
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won at 15:20; fall #2: the challengers won at 2:15; fall #3: the champions won at 9:12
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – November 22, 1974
Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification after Altimore hit the referee
Jack Evans fought SD Jones to a draw
Arnold Skaaland pinned Tomas Marin at 11:38
Spiros Arion pinned Bill White at 11:58
Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Johnny pinned Morales at 11:03; fall #2 – Strongbow defeated Johnny with a sleeper at 1:16; fall #3 – both teams were disqualified at the 45-second mark for brawling in the ring
WWWF @ Riverside, NJ – High School – November 22, 1974
Ruben Ayala defeated Sylvano Sousa
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Louis Torres & Johnny Rodz in a handicap match
Jose Gonzalez defeated Butcher Nova
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hans Schroeder
Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski defeated Tony Garea & Dean Ho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – November 23, 1974 (8,900)
Included filming of scenes for the movie “To Smithereens” after the show was over, of a match between Jane O’Brien and Margaret Shocklee
Hans Schroeder defeated Tony Altimore
Jose Gonzalez fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute draw
Spiros Arion pinned Butcher Nova
Bobby Duncum defeated Gorilla Monsoon via TKO at around the 20 second mark
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Killer Kowalski at 15:14
Larry Zbyszko pinned Bill White
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – November 26, 1974 (1,900)
Butcher Nova pinned Jack Evans
Spiros Arion defeated Hans Schroeder
Bobby Duncum defeated Dean Ho
Tony Garea defeated Bill White
Killer Kowalski defeated Gorilla Monsoon when the match was stopped due to a cut on Monsoon’s head
Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won; fall #2: the challengers won; fall #3 the challengers won via count-out when the champions left ringside; due to the count-out in the third fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – November 27, 1974
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bill White
Larry Zbyszko vs. Hans Schroeder
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 27, 1974 (2,100)
Jack Evans defeated Pete Doherty
Ricky Sexton fought Sylvano Sousa to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Spiros Arion defeated Butcher Nova
Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 29, 1974
Pete Doherty vs. Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz vs. Joe Crugnale
Sylvano Sousa vs. Tomas Marin
Spiros Arion vs. Hans Schroeder
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 29, 1974
SD Jones defeated Bill White at 14:00
Jack Evans fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Pedro Morales & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won at 27:00; fall #2: the challengers won at 2:00; fall #3: the champions won at 3:00
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Nova (sub. for Strong Kobayashi) at 5:00
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 30, 1974
Jose Gonzalez pinned Dennis Johnson
Spiros Arion pinned Hans Schroeder
Larry Zbyszko pinned Bill White
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson defeated Joyce Grable & Candy Rich
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Gorilla Monsoon, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 30, 1974
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Pedro Morales vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 3, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/7/74:
12/14/74:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 4, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson vs. Joyce Grable & Candy Rich
Also included: Bobby Duncum, Hans Schroeder, Bill White, Tony Garea, Dean Ho, Joe Nova, Killer Kowalski & SD Jones
12/7/74:
12/14/74 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Spiros Arion & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated two unknowns; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow at ringside, and defended Arion for not tagging him into the match because he had the match under control
The Wolfman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tom Stanton at 1:23
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated two unknowns
Butcher Vachon vs. Jose Gonzalez
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Larry Zbyszko & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Camden, NJ – Arlo Theatre – December 5, 1974
Tony Altimore fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Jeff Rhodes defeated Louis Torres via disqualification
Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Patterson
Butcher Nova defeated Jose Gonzalez
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder & Bill White in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pedro Morales defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out
WWWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Auditorium – December 5, 1974
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – December 6, 1974 (1,400)
Joe Esposito pinned Tony Altimore at 11:03
Spiros Arion defeated Hans Schroeder at 16:08
Bobby Duncum pinned Jose Gonzalez at 15:08
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Candy Rich at 18:12
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualificaiton after the 20-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 6, 1974
Joyce Grable vs. Peggy Patterson
Larry Zbyszko vs. Bill White
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Westerly, RI – Ward Sr. High School – December 7, 1974
Tony Altimore vs. Ruben Ayala
Jose Gonzalez vs. Hans Schroeder
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson vs. Joyce Grable & Candy Rich
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – December 7, 1974
Larry Zbyszko vs. Bill White
Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion vs. Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – December 9, 1974
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White at 3:45
Hans Schroeder defeated Jose Gonzalez at 11:25
Tony Altimore defeated Larry Sharpe at 8:18
Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Ho was counted-out of the ring; fall #2: Garea pinned Jimmy; fall #3: Johnny pinned Zbyszko; fall #4: Jimmy pinned Garea
Peggy Patterson & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Candy Rich & Joyce Grable in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski at 21:09
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – December 10, 1974
Dean Ho defeated Bill White
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Garea
Tony Altimore (sub. for Joe Crugnale) defeated Hans Schroeder via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Peggy Patterson defeated Joyce Grable & Candy Rich in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Killer Kowalski at 22:07 in a Texas Death Match
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 10, 1974 (1,501)
Joe Nova defeated Larry Weil at 18:49
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jack Evans defeated Jose Gonzalez at 16:49
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 2:11; fall #2: the champions won at 15:42; fall #3: the champions won at 9:56
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 8:11
– 12/11/74: Oscar “Rey Mysterio Jr” Guttierrez was born.
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – December 11, 1974
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Candy Rich
Bill White defeated Pete Doherty
Hans Schroeder defeated Sylvano Sousa
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 13, 1974
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea (guest referee: Gorilla Monsoon)
Also included Spiros Arion, Jose Gonzalez, Hans Schroeder and a ladies match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 14, 1974
Larry Sharpe pinned Joe Nova at 12:13
Bobby Duncum defeated Manuel Soto at 6:07
Larry Zbyszko pinned Hans Schroeder with a cradle at 9:49
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Johnny Valiant at 9:31
Jimmy Valiant fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out at 11:07
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Candy Rich at 11:07
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White at 11:54
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 16, 1974 (21,112)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable at 17:10 by reversing a bodyslam attempt into a cradle
Jack Evans defeated SD Jones at 12:56
Jose Gonzalez fought Bill White to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match at 10:05 after Duncum missed a dive off the top rope
Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion defeated Joe Nova & Hans Schroeder
Pedro Morales fought Killer Kowalski to a double count-out at 10:27(Best of the WWF Vol. 2)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Dean Ho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea defeated Jimmy via submission at the 59-second mark; fall #2: Jimmy pinned Garea at 5:04; fall #3: John pinned Ho at the 56-second mark
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 17, 1974
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/21/74:
12/28/74:
Killer Kowalski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification when Chief Jay Strongbow interfered
1/4/75:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a no contest when Arion turned on his partner after Strongbow accidentally knocked Arion off the apron with Arion then hitting Strongbow in the head with a chair; WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (who was doing guest commentary) then came in the ring to question Arion on his actions with Arion then attacking Bruno also; the Valiants then continued the attack on both Strongbow and Sammartino as Arion left the ring
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 18, 1974
All Star Wrestling taping:
Included Bobby Duncum, Butcher Vachon, Bill White, Hans Schroeder, the Wolfman, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, Jose Gonzalez, Spiros Arion, Larry Zbyszko, & Chief Jay Strongbow
12/21/74:
12/28/74:
1/4/75 – included the Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant match and aftermath from the 1/4/75 Championship Wrestling:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School – December 19, 1974
Tony Garea vs. Bill White
Dean Ho vs. Hans Schroeder
Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion vs. Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 20, 1974
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Butcher Nova & Bill White
Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko vs. Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 21, 1974 (12,277) (matinee)
Pete Doherty defeated Joe Crugnale at 13:40
Butcher Nova pinned Ruben Ayala at 11:18
Dean Ho pinned Bill White at 13:55
Tony Garea pinned Butcher Nova (sub. for Ricky Sexton) at 15:20
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Capt. Lou Albano in a steel cage match at 11:30 by escaping out the door after repeatedly ramming Albano into the cage and turnbuckles
Pedro Morales fought Killer Kowalski to a double count-out at 12:05
Bobby Duncum, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Gorilla Monsoon, Larry Zbyszko, & Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Johnny submitted to Monsoon’s bearhug; fall #2: Jimmy pinned Monsoon after Johnny came off the top behind the referee’s back with a double axe handle while Monsoon had Jimmy in a bearhug; fall #3: both teams were disqualified for brawling in the ring
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 21, 1974
Luis Torres defeated Thomas Marin to a draw
Davey O’Hannon defeated Tony Altimore
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Bobby Duncum defeated Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Kowalski
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Bobo Brazil defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – December 26, 1974 (2,000)
Jose Gonzalez vs. Dennis Johnson
John Tzinas vs. Jack Evans
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz
Sonny Boy Hayes & Little Louie vs. Cowboy Lang & Little Tokyo
Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: the Valiants were disqualifed
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 27, 1974
Manuel Soto fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Larry Sharpe at 11:00
Bill White defeated Ruben Ayala at 12:00
Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-2; fall #1: Monsoon’s team won at 1:00; fall #2: Albano’s team won at 24:00; fall #3: Monsoon’s team won at 5:00; fall #4: Albano’s team won at 5:00; fall #5: Monsoon’s team won at 5:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 27, 1974
Spiros Arion vs. Butcher Nova
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski (Indian Strap Match)
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – December 27, 1974
Johnny Rodz pinned Lou Torres at 7:52
Tony Altimore pinned SD Jones at 11:04
Arnold Skaaland pinned Hans Schroeder at 10:33
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Cowboy Lang & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Lang & Tokyo won at 9:52; fall #2 – Louie & Hayes won at 9:11; fall #3 – Louie & Hayes won at 7:08
Bobby Duncum pinned Larry Zbyszko at 12:10
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 28, 1974
Little Louie vs. Cowboy Lang
Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 28, 1974
Jack Evans vs. Larry Weil
Spiros Arion vs. Joe Nova
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Johnny Rodz & Hans Schroeder (handicap match)
Little Tokyo vs. Sonny Boy Hayes
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant