WWWF – 1978 Results
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – January 4, 1978
SD Jones pinned Joe Turco
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
Also included Tony Garea, Larry Sharpe, & Jack Evans
WWWF @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – January 5, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams at 14:20
Ken Patera pinned SD Jones at 5:20
Gorilla Monsoon & Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe at 25:10
Bob Backlund pinned Stan Stasiak at 11:42
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko at 16:28 when Fuji pinned Garea
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 20:45
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 6, 1978
Frank Rodriguez fought Ted Adams to a draw
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka when the match was stopped due to blood loss by Tanaka
WWWF @ Albany, NY – January 6, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji vs. Frank Williams
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & Ken Patera
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 7, 1978 (9,600)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams at 6:22
Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Estrada at 6:09
Larry Sharpe defeated Ted Adams at 5:03
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Stan Stasiak) at 4:56
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification; Gorilla Monsoon was special referee for the match
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera at 16:39
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea at 17:42
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 8, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson via submission at 11:11
SD Jones pinned Jose Estrada (sub. for Johnny Rodz) at 7:24
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pete Austin at 10:36
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Ted Adams & Steve King in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko at 13:37
Mil Mascaras pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 12:18
Tony Garea pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:31
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 16:33
WWWF @ Westerly, RI – Ward Sr. High School – January 9, 1978
Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe vs. Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
Dusty Rhodes vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Mil Mascaras vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 10, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/14/78:
Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror via count-out at 7:41 after hitting the atomic drop, which knocked Terror out to the floor; prior to the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta introduced WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to the crowd, who came to the ring and shooks hands with Terror, Cappetta, and the referee, and then took his hand back when offering to shake Backlund’s hand before leaving ringside
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ted Adams & Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Reeves
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams
Dusty Rhodes defeated Sylvano Sousa & John Anthony in a handicap match at 3:02 by pinning both men after throwing Anthony on top of Sousa after hitting the Bionic Elbow on both
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
1/21/78:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated John Anthony & Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Austin
Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
Mil Mascaras defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & the Golden Terror
1/28/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover:
Mil Mascaras defeated Ted Adams via submission at 5:33 with a rowing boat
Ken Patera defeated Mike Madera & Dennis Johnson in a handicap match at 2:44 by pinning both men after slamming Madera onto Johnson
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double count-out at 3:14 when both were brawling on the floor
Bob Backlund pinned Jose Estrada at 4:36 with an atomic drop
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 3:43 with the backbreaker
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw in a non-title match; the show went off the air with the match still in progress after 15:20 of the match had aired
Dark match after the taping: Ken Patera fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 11, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/14/78:
The Golden Terror fought SD Jones to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Mil Mascaras defeated Jack Evans
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Pete Austin & Frank Williams
1/21/78:
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Billy Berger
Tony Garea defeated the Golden Terror
Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa & Joe Turco
1/28/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a Tony Garea PSA about fighting juvenile diabetes; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, discussing their match later in the show with Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans:
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones via count-out at 5:46 after throwing Jones over the top out to the floor; after the bout, Jones headbutted Albano and Patera but was attacked from behind by Patera and left laying in the ring
Bob Backlund pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:04 with a small package
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 4:44 with an abdominal stretch
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ted Adams & Frank Williams in a handicap match at 3:46 by pinning both men at the same time after slamming Adams and then slamming Williams on top of his partner
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans at 8:25 when Zbyszko pinned Evans with a crucifix following a back body drop
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
CWF @ Miami, FL – Marine Stadium – January 11, 1978
Steve Keirn defeated Dan Burdick via submission with a sleeper at 5:01
Jerry Brisco defeated Randy Brewer
Rocky Johnson & Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito when Putski scored the pin with the Polish Hammer
Lars Anderson defeated Pedro Morales via disqualification when Morales threw his opponent over the top rope (Florida Heavyweight Title)
Dusty Rhodes fought Karl Kox to a double count-out
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Don Muraco via submission with a backbreaker
CWF @ Jacksonville, FL – January 12, 1978
Don Muraco vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
Atlanta, GA – City Auditorium – January 13, 1978
Tommy Rich defeated the Invader
Bob Armstrong & Tony Atlas defeated Randy Savage & Jacques Goulet
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Raymond Rougeau in a non-title match
Pak Song defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Dick Slater defeated Ole Anderson
Tony Atlas defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a physique contest
Dusty Rhodes defeated Georgia Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 13, 1978
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Ausitn (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Dennis Johnson
Mil Mascaras defeated the Golden Terror
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Texas Death Match
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY – January 13, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia & SD Jones defeated Larry Sharpe & Butcher Vachon
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 14, 1978 (matinee)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Capt. Lou Albano
Mark Tendler defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ken Patera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Bob Backlund & SD Jones (sub. for Mil Mascaras)
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – January 14, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Tony Garea (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – January 14, 1978
Arnold Skaaland vs. Steve King was cancelled because of King not being able to make the show due to weather
SD Jones pinned Pete Reeves at 12:27
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams via submission at 5:38
Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 13:24
Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak at 14:48
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out when the champion left ringside at 18:42
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 16, 1978 (10,400)
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Turco at 6:48
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams at 8:33
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:10
Ken Patera defeated Pete Austin at 4:55
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko at 4:18
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 6:35
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham at 14:45 when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – January 17, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson
Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Dusty Rhodes fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – January 17, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Reeves (sub. for Johnny Rivera)
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – January 18, 1978
Larry Sharpe defeated Dennis Johnson
Jack Evans defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion & the Golden Terror
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – January 18, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak defeated Ted Adams
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – January 19, 1978 (2,700)
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated Butcher Vachon
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification when Tanaka used the salt
Peter Maivia, Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji, Spiros Arion, & Stan Stasiak in a Best 3 out of 5 fall match, 3-1
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 20, 1978
Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Butcher Vachon, & Stan Stasiak (elimination match)
Included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 20, 1978
Joe Turco vs. Dennis Johnson
Pete Austin vs. the Golden Terror
Mark Tendler vs. Ted Adams
SD Jones vs. Moose Monroe
Spiros Arion vs. Frank Williams
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 20, 1978
A snowstorm caused several no shows
Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe vs. Dominic DeNucci & Gorilla Monsoon
Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak (sub. for ?)
Dusty Rhodes vs. ? (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
Ivan Putski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham)
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – January 21, 1978
Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Washington, PA – Senior High School – January 21, 1978
Moved to 2/27/78 due to a blizzard
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Auditorium – January 22, 1978 (matinee) (sell out)
Joe Esposito defeated Mark Tendler at 17:25
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Stasiak pinned Garea at 17:43; fall #2: Garea pinned Stasiak at 11:08; fall #3: Zbyszko pinned Scicluna at 4:23
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 15:00
Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 11:25
WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – January 22, 1978
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny DeFazio
Peter Maivia (sub. for Ivan Putski) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Also included a women’s tag team match
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 23, 1978
Dusty Rhodes defeated the Golden Terror
Carlos Colon defeated Jack Evans at 1:51
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Steve Kiern defeated Larry Sharpe at 4:58
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 11:06
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 5:26
Bob Backlund, Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna in an elimination match; Backlund defeated Fuji and Tanaka to win the bout
NJPW TV – 2/17/78: : Tatsumi Fujinami pinned WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Jose Estrada to win the title at 11:31 with a Dragon suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Fujinami was interviewed in the ring by the Japanese TV announcer
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mil Mascaras (w/ Bob Backlund) via disqualification at 13:19 when Backlund and the champion began brawling after Backlund twice prevented Graham from getting the pin with his feet on the ropes
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 24, 1978 (552)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion at 19:08
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams at 12:14
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera at 20:19
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – January 25, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. SD Jones
The Golden Terror vs. Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mil Mascaras vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
The SuperBowl of Wrestling – Miami, FL – Orange Bowl – January 25, 1978
Keith Franks (sub. for Black Angus) pinned John Ruffin at 6:23 with a neckbreaker
Bobby Duncum pinned Don Serrano at 1:23 with a shoulder breaker
Chavo Guerrero pinned Tank Patton with a neckbreaker at 4:10
Joyce Grable won an 8-woman battle royal by last eliminating Leilani Kai, Terri Shane, and Wennona Little Heart with a double dropkick
Ivan Putski defeated Ox Baker via KO with a full nelson at 10:13
Rocky Johnson defeated Karl Kox via reverse decision; Kox originally won the bout with a brainbuster after hitting Johnson with a foreign object but Jack & Jerry Brisco came down and told the referee what happened
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito when Jack pinned Koloff with a cradle after leaping over the top into the ring
Southern Champion Pedro Morales pinned Lars Anderson with a cradle
Steve Keirn & Mike Graham defeated US Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to win the titles at 15:37 when Johnny submitted to Keirn’s sleeper
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via count-out after Patera slammed Rhodes back into the ring but failed to meet the referee’s 10-count himself
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought NWA World Champion Harley Race to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Graham defeated Race via KO with a bearhug at 34:17; fall #2: Race pinned Graham at 15:38 with a suplex into the ring; fall #3: the time limit expired as Race had Graham covered for a 1-count after catching him in a sleeper; Gorilla Monsoon and Don Curtis served as alternating guest referees for the bout
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – January 26, 1978
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Bob Backlund vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Peter Maivia
Also included Spiros Arion and Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – January 26, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones
Pete Austin vs. the Golden Terror
Butcher Vachon vs. Dominic DeNucci
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Mil Mascaras vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – January 27, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco at 12:53
SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon via disqualification at 14:36
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Reeves at 7:41
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 20:00
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia at 18:57
Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak at 11:44
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Gorilla & DeNucci won at 4:43; fall #2: Gorilla & DeNucci won at 2:08
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 27, 1978
Tony Altimore fought Frank Williams to a draw
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Spiros Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 3 out of 5 falls, 2-hour time limit match
WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ – J.F. Kennedy High School – January 28, 1978
Stan Lavdis defeated Joe Turco at 11:12
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis Johnson at 12:13
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak at 12:14
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji & Tanaka won at 13:46; fall #2: Jones & DeNucci won at 4:14; fall #3: Fuji & Tanaka won at 7:41
Ken Patera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 18:53
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena – January 28, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Ted Adams
The Golden Terror vs. Pete Austin
Spiros Arion vs. Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Torrington, CT – High School – January 29, 1978
Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Christ the King High School – January 30, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Frank Williams (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 31, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/4/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover; included pre-recorded footage of McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie:
Tony Garea fought Nikolai Volkoff to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Dino Bravo pinned Joe Turco at 4:57 with an airplane spin (Bravo’s debut)
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Madero at 2:49 with a suplex
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dennis Johnson & Terry York at 6:03 when Tanaka pinned York following a cobra choke
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via referee’s decision when the match went to a time-limit draw at 5:48; after the bout Scicluna attacked Jones until Jones scared him away
2/11/78:
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada
Bob Backlund pinned Frank Marconi at 5:24 with the atomic drop
Pete Reeves defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Marcus
Spiros Arion defeated Danny Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Nikolai Volkoff at 8:54 when Strongbow pinned Terror after Terror, Scicluna, & Volkoff collided in the ring
2/18/78:
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams & Ted Adams in a handicap match
Dino Bravo defeated Frank Marconi
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Pete Austin & Dennis Johnson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 1, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/4/78:
Bob Backlund defeated Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Joe Marcus
Dino Bravo defeated Jose Estrada
Butcher Vachon defeated Danny Johnson
Dominic DeNucci, Peter Maivia, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans, the Golden Terror, & Larry Sharpe at 6:58 when Evans submitted to DeNucci’s abdominal stretch
2/11/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a Larry Zbyszko PSA about fighting juvenile diabetes; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover:
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Austin & SD Jones at 5:35 when Scicluna pinned Austin with a knee to the chest
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a double count-out at 7:04 when both men were brawling on the floor
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dennis Johnson & Pete Reeves in a handicap match at 4:46 when Johnson submitted to Arion’s overhead backbreaker; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arion & Blassie at ringside
Dominic DeNucci pinned Joe Turco at 5:48 with a sunset flip
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Joe Marcus & Frank Williams at 4:48 when Tanaka pinned Marcus with a chop to the throat
2/18/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Bob Backlund pinned Jack Evans at 5:59 with a double underhook suplex; after the bout, Capt. Lou Albano came to ringside but declined Backlund’s invitation to enter the ring
Dino Bravo pinned Sylvano Sousa at 4:01 following an airplane spin
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Austin at 3:54 with the heart punch; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Stasiak & Wizard at ringside
Dominic DeNucci pinned Larry Sharpe at 8:01 with a small package
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Danny Johnson & SD Jones at 4:23 when Tanaka pinned Johnson with a chop to the throat
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – February 3, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Reeves
Stan Stasiak defeated Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea & Tony Altimore defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Albany, NY – February 3, 1978
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
Also included 5 other matches
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – February 4, 1978
SD Jones defeated Jack Evans
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Larry Sharpe
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Butcher Vachon
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Peter Maivia pinned the Golden Terror
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Bob Backlund & Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a non-title match
Morioka, Japan – February 6, 1978
Satoshi Sayama fought Shoji Kai to a draw
Daigoro Oshiro pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Bad News Allen pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Kengo Kimura defeated Makoto Arakawa via submission
Billy & Benny McGuire defeated Haruka Eigen & Masanobu Kurisu when Billy pinned Kurisu
Osamu Kido defeated Buddy Roberts via disqualification
Riki Choshu defeated Jerry Brown via submission with the Scorpion Death Lock
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Strong Kobayashi in a non-title match via submission with the backbreaker
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – both teams fought to a double count-out; fall #2 – Inoki & Sakaguchi won via disqualification
WWWF @ Bayonne, NJ – High School – February 6, 1978
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 7, 1978
Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Stan Stasiak vs. Peter Maivia
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
Otawara, Japan – February 7, 1978
Daigoro Oshiro pinned Satoshi Sayama
Kengo Kimura defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi via submission
Makoto Arakawa pinned Masanobu Kurisu
Bad News Allen defeated Haruka Eigen via submission with an arm bar
Billy & Benny McGuire defeated Kantaro Hoshino & Yoshiaki Fujiwara when Billy pinned Fujiwara
Strong Kobayashi defeated Jerry Brown via submission with a Boston Crab
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Riki Choshu in a non-title match via submission with the backbreaker
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Umanosuke Ueda via disqualification
Tiger Jeet Singh & Buddy Roberts defeated Antonio Inoki & Osamu Kido in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Singh defeated Kido via submission with a cobra claw; fall #2 – Kido pinned Roberts; fall #3 – Singh & Roberts won via disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – February 8, 1978
Included a 14-man, $5,000 battle royal including Bob Backlund, Ken Patera, Chief Jay Strongbow, Spiros Arion, Peter Maivia, Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, and others Featured 7 other matches
Tokyo, Japan – Budokan Hall – February 8, 1978
Kuniaki Kobayashi fought Satoshi Sayama to a draw
Yoshiaki Fujiwara fought Kengo Kimura to a draw
Bad News Allen pinned Makoto Arakawa
Kotetsu Yamamoto, & Kantaro Hoshino, & Haruka Eigen defeated Billy & Benny McGuire in a handicap match when Yamamoto pinned Billy
Riki Choshu & Osamu Kido defeated Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts when Choshu pinned Roberts
Tiger Jeet Singh pinned Strong Kobayashi
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via count-out at 19:33
Antonio Inoki defeated Umanosuke Ueda via KO at 11:02 in a Nail Death Match
WWWF @ South Orange, NJ – Seton Hall University – February 9, 1978
The scheduled bout with Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion did not take place
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones defeated Larry Sharpe
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea (sub. for Bob Backlund) to a double count-out
Ken Patera fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout after the third fall went to a double disqualification
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – February 10, 1978
Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Brannigan
Outlaw Bass defeated Rick McGraw
Hector Guerrero defeated the Masked Canadian (America’s title)
Ringo Mendoza defeated El Faraon (Middleweight title)
Chavo Guerrero defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – February 10, 1978
Spiros Arion (sub. for Pete Reeves) defeated Ted Adams
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Steve King & SD Jones (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF @ Altoona, PA – February 11, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Ted Adams
Steve King defeated Pinky Larson via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Joe Abbey
Johnny DeFazio & Peter Maivia defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 11, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Joe Turco at 10:48
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 10:14
Nikolai Volkoff fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Dennis Johnson) at 7:05
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:11 when the match was stopped due to an injury sustained by Strongbow
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Fuji’s team won at 3:02; fall #2: Garea’s team won at 1:57; fall #3: the match went to curfew
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – February 13, 1978 (1,300)
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw
Davey O’Hannon pinned Tony Altimore
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 14, 1978 (1,199)
Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon at 14:12
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 8:12
Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 12:22
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea at 19:26
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia at 16:42
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – February 16, 1978
This was a benefit show for the Heart Fund; the scheduled bout between the Golden Terror vs. Butcher Vachon did not take place and was changed into two other bouts
Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout, 2-0
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – February 16, 1978
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 17, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Sylvano Sousa fought Pete Austin to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Billy the Kid & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 2-0
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 17, 1978
Davey O’Hannon defeated Pat Syracuse
Steve King defeated Mike Madero (sub. for the Golden Terror)
Tony Altimore fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Spiros Arion defeated Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 17, 1978
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones
Vickie Williams & Pepper LaBiancho defeated Toni Rose & Terry Shane
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski in a steel cage match
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – February 18, 1978
Bob Backlund pinned the Golden Terror
Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Jose Estrada
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 18, 1978 (19,500; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham on commentary:
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco at 10:32
Davey O’Hannon pinned Steve King at 13:23 with a neckbreaker
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 21:10; 2-1; fall #1: Pete pinned John at 7:23; fall #2: John pinned Pete at 8:47 following a double bodyslam; fall #3: Wilson pinned Kid at 5:00
SD Jones defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification at 10:43 after Volkoff held Jones’ head down over the tope rope, hitting several forearms and ignoring the referee’s 5-count
Spiros Arion pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:16 with a powerslam
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) in a steel cage match at 7:43 after the challenger gave Superstar a running kick, which sent the champion falling between the ropes and out the door; Gorilla Monsoon did guest commentary for the bout alongside Dick Graham
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:45
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 12:09; 2-1; fall# 1: Monsoon defeated Tanaka via submission with a bearhug; Tanaka pinned Monsoon at the 54-second mark after Fuji jumped off the top into his own partner to cause Tanaka to fall on top of Monsoon for the pin; fall #3: Strongbow was counted out at 2:38 after colliding with Fuji in the ring, and the momentum causing Strongbow to fall out to the floor into the crowd
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – February 19, 1978
Billy Red Lyons defeated Chris Tolos
Stan Stasiak defeated the Wolfman
Dewey Robertson defeated the Wildman via disqualification
AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan
British Champion Billy Robinson defeated Duncan Mctavish
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Eduard Carpentier
Angelo Mosca defeated Peter Maivia via referee’s decision
Dusty Rhodes pinned Ken Patera with a crossbody
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 20, 1978 (22,092; sell out)
Televised on HBO & the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; the first MSG show to allow children under 14 to attend; children ages 8 to 14 were admitted with an adult
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 13:04 after continually kicking Jones when he was caught on the ring apron and not allowing him back in the ring
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via referee’s decision at 1:49 after Arion attacked Strongbow’s bandaged right knee and the referee deemed Strongbow unable to continue
Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 8:09 with the Bionic elbow drop
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out at 13:14 after Patera dumped Maivia over the top rope and was only able to get to the apron before the 10-count
Mil Mascaras pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 10:05 with a headscissors into a cradle
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Ted Adams with a German suplex into a bridge at 15:06 (Best of the WWF Vol. 15)
All Star Wrestling – 12/30/78: Bob Backlund pinned WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to win the title at 14:51 with the atomic drop, even though the champion’s foot was on the bottom rope during the pinfall; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Match of the Year (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 11:39; 2-0; fall #1: Pete pinned Kid at 5:15; fall# 2: Wilson pinned John at 6:24
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 3:39; 2-0; fall #1: Stasiak was disqualified at 2:30 for choking Garea with the ropes; fall #2: Garea pinned Vachon at 1:09
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 21, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/25/78:
SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 9:38 when DeNucci was tied in the ropes and double teamed; after the bout, Dino Bravo made the save
Spiros Arion defeated Ted Adams & Steve King in a handicap match
Tank Patton defeated Dave Darrow (Patton’s debut)
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams (Graham’s return match after a 6-year absence)
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Mil Mascaras defeated Joe Turco via submission at 3:26 with a butterfly hold
3/4/78:
Nikolai Volkoff fought Larry Zbyszko to a time-limit draw at 10:43
Ken Patera defeated Dave Darrow
Frank Rodriguez defeated Paul Figueroa
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Frank Williams & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Mike Madero
Dino Bravo & Dominci DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:32 when Bravo pinned Scicluna with a dropkick; during the bout, Wizard briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary and said he was close to signing a contract with the new WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
3/11/78:
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Tank Patton defeated Mike Madero
Luke Graham defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror
Billy the Kid & Little Johnny defeated Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson
Luke Graham defeated Steve King (this was a re-tape of the match taped earlier in the hour)
Dark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 9:47
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 22, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/25/78 – featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with the Grand Wizard, Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham in which the Wizard said the Grahams would be the next WWWF Tag Team Champions; moments later, Superstar vowed to regain the WWWF World Title, said Luke was cured, and that the Grahams would have a monopoly over all the title belts:
Mil Mascaras defeated Frank Rodriguez
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a 10-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Steve King & SD Jones
3/4/78:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated Paul Figueroa
Tank Patton defeated Steve King
Billy the Kid defeated Wee Willie Wilson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon to a draw
3/11/78:
Peter Maivia defeated Frank Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Dave Darrow
Mil Mascaras defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Stan Stasiak
3/25/78:
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King & Jose Madera in a handicap match at 2:19 by pinning both men at the same time
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – February 23, 1978 (1,000)
SD Jones pinned Joe Turco at 13:05
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror at 13:45
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Wilson & Pete won at 6:17; fall #2: John & Billy won at 5:05; fall #3: Wilson & Pete won at 4:17
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the challengers won via disqualification at 14:20; fall #2: Maivia pinned Tanaka at 9:42; due to the DQ finish in the first fall, the titles did not change hands
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 4:10
Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – February 23, 1978
Dusty Rhodes & Eddie Graham defeated Karl Kox & Bobby Duncum in a taped fist match
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Mike Graham & Terry Gibbs (sub. for Steve Keirn) (US Tag Team Titles)
Ivan Putski defeated the Bounty Hunter
Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito defeated Rocky Johnson & Pedro Morales
Mr. Wrestling II defeated Tank Patton (sub. for Hiro Matsuda)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
Porkchop Cash defeated Randy Brewer
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWA World Champion Harley Race to a draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 24, 1978
Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera & Spiros Arion
Included 3 other bouts
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – February 24, 1978
Stan Stasiak pinned Dennis Johnson at 7:23 with the heart punch
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 6:19 after Garea went over the top to the floor
Billy the Kid & Little Johnny defeated Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 14:04; 2-1; fall #1: Kid pinned Pete at 6:32; fall #2: Wilson pinned Kid at 5:43; fall #3: John pinned Wilson at 2:51
Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 11:26 when Tanaka choked DeNucci with the tag rope
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via referee’s decision at 13:37 due to blood loss even though Rhodes was in control of the match when the decision was made
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 10:31 with a roll up
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 25, 1978
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Dominic DeNucci & Steve King defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Frank Rodriguez
Dusty Rhodes defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – February 25, 1978
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco
Frank Rodriguez defeated Mike Madero
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Austin
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – February 26, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Sykes
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – February 26, 1978
Joe Esposito defeated Dennis Johnson at 11:14
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
SD Jones fought the Golden Terror to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Vachon at 29:45; fall #2: Garea & Zbyszko won via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 29:20
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Christ the King High School – February 27, 1978
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Spiros Arion pinned Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Washington, PA – Senior High School Gym – February 27, 1978
Moved from 1/21/78 due to a blizzard; moved to 5/8/78 due to an energy shortage during a coal miners’ strike
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 28, 1978
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated the Golden Terror
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera
WWWF @ Hudson, NY – February 28, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Dennis Johnson
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
Stan Stasiak fought SD Jones to a draw
Steve King fought Ted Adams to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & Arnold Skaaland
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 1, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Zbyszko
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – March 1, 1978
Steve King fought Ted Adams to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
Jose Estrada defeated Dennis Johnson
Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – March 2, 1978
Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
WWWF @ Albany, NY – March 3, 1978
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 3, 1978
The original lineup included Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones, Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Larry Zbyszko, and Ken Patera vs. Peter Maivia but due to several no-shows the card was changed
Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones (sub. for Peter Maivia)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Stan Stasiak (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Orange, NJ – March 4, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Austin
Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 4, 1978 (11,0000
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ted Adams (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) at 11:15
Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little John at 10:27
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out at 15:38
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification after referee Jack Davis was knocked out after being caught between the two
Larry Zbyszko defeated Gypsy Ridriguez (sub. for Mr. Fuji) at 9:28
Billy the Kid (sub. for Lord Littlebrook) defeated Hillbilly Pete at 7:15
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out at 4:28
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 6, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rodz
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 7, 1978
Spiros Arion vs. Dominic DeNucci did not take place as scheduled
Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Rodriguez
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Butcher Vachon pinned Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Dreiser Looper Center #1 – March 8, 1978
Steve King fought Ted Adams to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – March 8, 1978
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion vs. SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – March 9, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson
Frank Williams fought Ted Adams to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 9, 1978
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Stan Stasiak did not take place as scheduled, Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones was also originally scheduled but was changed into two other matches
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Rodriguez
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
The Golden Terror fought SD Jones to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 10, 1978
Frank Rodriguez fought Frank Williams to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson
SD Jones fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 10, 1978
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 17:32
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 15:37
Spiros Arion pinned Tony Garea at 6:22
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Billy the Kid & Little Johnny
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski at 14:52 when the bout was stopped after Patera repeatedly rammed Putski’s head into the corner, opening a gash above Putski’s right eye
Superstar Billy Graham fought Dusty Rhodes to a no contest at 13:29 when a number of wrestlers interfered after the referee was knocked down
WWWF @ Johnstown, PA – March 11, 1978
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko
Stan Stasiak defeated Billy Berger
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
San Juan, Puerto Rico – March 11, 1978
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bruno Sammartino
WWWF @ Randolph, NJ – County College of Morris – March 11, 1978 (3,500)
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw
The Golden Terror defeated Jose Estrada
Ted Adams & Steve King defeated Pete Reeves & Gypsy Rodriguez
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – March 12, 1978
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a draw
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:00
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Billy the Kid & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Ken Patera pinned Larry Zbyszko at 13:10
Spiros Arion defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 12:00
WWWF @ Bayonne, NJ – High School – March 13, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Davey O’Hannon
Pete Reeves defeated Joe Turco
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualifcation
Mil Mascaras defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Queensbury High School – March 13, 1978 (1,400)
Wilhelm Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
Pete Austin defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for Ken Patera)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 14, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/18/78:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with the Bionic elbow drop at 4:59; during the bout, Vince McMahon said he would interview WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the show, during which time Backlund would announce who his manager would be
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Terry York & Bob Marcus (Lumberjacks debut)
Butcher Vachon defeated Paul Friedman
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a non-title match at 7:56 when DeNucci pinned Fuji after Tanaka accidentally struck Fuji with a chop to the throat when DeNucci moved out of the way
3/25/78:
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Terry York
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dennis Johnson & Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via referee’s decision after the time-limit expired at 6:11; during the bout, Freddie Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary, where Blassie agreed to give Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci a tag title shot next week
4/1/78:
Wilhelm Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Reeves
Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out at 7:41 after hitting a diving headbutt which knocked Vachon to the floor
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via disqualification
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to win the titles when DeNucci pinned Tanaka with an airplane spin that knocked down Fuji in the process (Tag Team Champions)
Dark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras, Dusty Rhodes, & Peter Maivia defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 15, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/18/78:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Paul Freidman
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Frank Williams & Terry York
The Golden Terror defeated Bob Marcus
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 6:38 when Garea knocked Graham back into the ring just before the 10-count when both men were fighting on the floor
3/25/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon, who said they were forming a tag team; included the Luke Graham vs. Steve King & Jose Madera match, taped 2/22 in Hamburg, PA:
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification at 8:05 when Terror wouldn’t break his abdominal submission hold when Zbyszko had wrapped his legs around bottom rope
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Sal Freeman & Frank Williams at 7:39 when Pierre pinned Williams following a double chop from both Lumberjacks
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Marconi
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Joe Turco & Johnny Rodz
4/1/78:
Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Marconi
Dark matches after the taping:
Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & the Golden Terror
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out in a non-title match
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – March 15, 1978
Pete Reeves defeated Dennis Johnson
Davey O’Hannon defeated Pete Austin
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw in a judo jacket match
Pete Austin defeated Pete Reeves
Mark Tendler defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dusty Rhodes & Mil Mascaras defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – March 17, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Ted Adams) defeated Pete Reeves
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco
SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Wilhelm Ruska in a judo jacket match
Superstar Billy Graham fought Dusty Rhodes to a double disqualification
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – March 17, 1978
Steve King defeated Al Palmer (sub. for Frank Marconi)
Sylvano Sousa fought Mike Madera to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Ted Adams
Peter Maivia fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory – March 17, 1978
Pete Austin defeated Gene Crespo (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Dennis Johnson defeated Paul Figueroa (sub. for Tony Altimore)
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Mr. Fuji
Tony Garea defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Dennis Johnson & Pete Austin defeated Gene Crespo & Paul Figueroa
WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School – March 18, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Spiros Arion fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Mil Mascaras via count-out
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena – March 18, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Austin
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson
Dusty Rhodes defeated Stan Stasiak
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – March 19, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King at 11:21
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis Johnson at 12:19
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 10:07
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Wilhelm Ruska to a draw in a judo jacket match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 19:31
SD Jones defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 11:14
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko at 7:36
Mil Mascaras defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka at 9:10
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 20, 1978
Televised on HBO – Stan Stasiak vs. Larry Zbyszko was originally scheduled for the card:
Dick Slater pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:43
Steve Keirn & Mike Graham defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Johnny Rodz) & the Golden Terror in a best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Graham & Keirn won via disqualification at 17:43; fall #2: Graham & Keirn won at 6:17
Spiros Arion pinned Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Tony Garea) at 13:20
Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak (sub. for Butcher Vachon) at 9:30
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 18:31 when the match was stopped due to cuts over the champion’s left eye
NJPW TV – 4/7/78: Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Wilhelm Ruska via disqualification at 10:45 in a judo match (Ruska’s only MSG appearance)
NJPW TV – 4/7/78: WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Frank Rodriguez at 8:43
NJPW TV – 4/7/78: Dusty Rhodes, Mil Mascaras, & Andre the Giant defeated Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Ken Patera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 6:42; fall #1: Rhodes pinned Tanaka at 4:44 with the Bionic elbow drop; fall #2: Andre pinned Fuji at 1:58 with a splash after Patera walked out on his team; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Patera, Fuji & Tanaka to the ring (Tanaka’s final MSG appearance)
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – March 21, 1978
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Peter Maivia
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – March 22, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Wilhelm Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via disqualification in a judo jacket match
Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon
Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror
Peter Maivia defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Woonsochet, RI – March 22, 1978
Joe Turco vs. Sylvano Sousa
Steve King vs. Frank Williams
Jose Estrada vs. Dennis Johnson
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – High School Gym – March 23, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Wilhelm Ruska to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera
San Juan, Puerto Rico – March 24, 1978
Bruno Sammartino defeated Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY – March 24, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Pinky Larson via count-out
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 24, 1978
Dennis Johnson defeated Pete Austin
Stan Stasiak defated Frank Williams
Wilhelm Ruska vs. Seiji Sakaguchi (judo match)
Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 25, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Joe Turco pinned Pete Reeves at 10:17 with a kick to the chest
Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Pete Austin with an elbow drop at 10:57
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O’Hannon via count-out at 10:31
All American Wrestling – 12/18/83: Gorilla Monsoon pinned the Golden Terror at 4:42 with a giant swing and a splash
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 17:49 after Arion’s leg knocked referee Dick Woehrle to the floor as Backlund lifted the challenger up for the atomic drop, with the two men then brawling until other wrestlers – including Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, Stan Stasiak among them – came out to break up the fight; moments later, Whorle was taken backstage on a stretcher; Backlund and Arion then continued to fight until it was again broken up by the other wrestlers; prior to the match, Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund to the ring (Backlund’s Spectrum debut) (Legends of Wrestling: Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund)
Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 16:24
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 2:39 with a splash
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Scicluna’s team won at 6:41; fall #2: Maivia’s team won at the 19-second mark; fall #3: Maivia’s team won at 1:38
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – March 25, 1978
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ted Adams defeated Frank Williams
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw in a judo match
Andre the Giant pinned Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – March 26, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Pete Austin
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Pete Reeves
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Ken Patera, & the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 27, 1978 (10,424)
Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a double count-out at 14:15
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Seiji Sakaguchi & Wilhelm Ruska in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 9:45; Andre the Giant was the guest referee for the match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 24:10
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:10
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 28, 1978
SD Jones defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification
Spiros Arion pinned Larry Zbyszko
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Peter Maivia & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ Roselle, NJ – Catholic High School Gym – March 29, 1978
Pete Reeves defeated Stan Lavdis
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz
SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion (sub. for Butcher Vachon) & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mil Mascaras pinned Butcher Vachon (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
WWWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – March 29, 1978
Steve King pinned Joe Turco
Ted Adams defeated Dennis Johnson
Frank Williams fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw
Peter Maivia pinned the Golden Terror
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Andre the Giant pinned Stan Stasiak at 14:10 with a splash
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – March 30, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Peter Maivia
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Torrington, CT – March 30, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Dennis Johnson
Frank Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco
Dominic DeNucci pinned the Golden Terror
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 31, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Golden Terror
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Haystacks Calhoun) defeated Butcher Vachon & Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 31, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw
Frank Williams defeated ?
Sylvano Sousa defeated ?
Mil Mascaras defeated Ken Patera after 12 minutes
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 1, 1978 (matinee)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mark Tendler
Ken Patera pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones defeated Mark Tendler (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) Peter Maivia pinned Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – April 1, 1978 (800)
Sylvano Sousa fought Ted Adams to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rodz pinned Paul Figueroa at 7:35
The Golden Terror pinned Frank Williams at 9:23
Haystacks Calhoun & Steve King defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Estrada & Rodriguez were disqualified at 10:15; fall #2: Calhoun pinned Rodriguez at the 38-second mark
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 21:10
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 4, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Televised in Japan: Antonio Inoki defeated Lumberjack Johnny Lee in a mixed martial arts match at 1:19 of the third round after Lee was unable to stand up to the 10-count following a back suplex from Inoki; after the bout, Inoki was interviewed at ringside by the Japanese TV announcer
Televised in Japan: Monster Man Everett Eddy defeated Seiji Sakaguchi in a mixed martial arts match at the 35-second mark of the fourth round after Sakaguchi was unable to stand up to the 10-count following several flying kicks from Eddy; prior to the bout, Chuck Wepner was introduced to the crowd from in the ring, accompanied by Arnold Skaaland, where he challenged Antonio Inoki to a no holds barred fight
4/8/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a replay of Ken Patera vs. Kevin Sullivan from the 11/13/76 All Star Wrestling:
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 5:01 with a suplex; during the bout, Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon at the commentary position, upset that WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund had chosen Arnold Skaaland to be his manager over him
Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson via submission at 3:32 with an overhead backbreaker
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Ted Adams at 7:45 when Eric pinned King following a double chop from both Lumberjacks
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Mike Madero via submission at 7:17 with the flying hammerlock; after the bout, Steele refused to allow ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta to enter the ring and announce the result of the match
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:35 when Calhoun pinned Scicluna with a splash
4/15/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a replay of Ken Patera vs. Juan Lopez from the 10/1/77 Championship Wrestling; included the Luke Graham vs. Steve King & Jose Madera match from the 3/25/78 All Star Wrestling, with Superstar Billy Graham joining McMahon for live commentary of the tape of the match:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Joe Turco at 7:25 when Bravo pinned Turco following an airplane spin from both DeNucci and Bravo
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jose Estrada at 3:29 with a suplex
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Ted Adams via submission at 4:48 with the flying hammerlock; after the bout, Steele refused to allow ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta to enter the ring and announce the result of the match
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Peter Maivia & SD Jones at 5:53 when Pierre pinned Jones following a double backbreaker behind the referee’s back
4/22/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included the Ken Patera vs. Frank Williams and George Steele vs. Steve King matches from the 4/22/78 All Star Wrestling:
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Gene Crespo at 5:11 when Eric pinned Crespo following a double axehandle from both Lumberjacks
Dark match after the taping: Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 5, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/8/78:
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz
George Steele defeated Frank Williams
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Ted Adams
Spiros Arion defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Joe Turco
4/15/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 6:29 when DeNucci pinned Estrada following an airplane spin
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dennis Johnson via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 4:21; during the bout, Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon at the commentary position, upset that WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund had chosen Arnold Skaaland to be his manager over him; after the bout, McMahon interviewed Blassie & Arion at ringside
Peter Maivia & SD Jones fought Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Butcher Vachon to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Ted Adams & Mike Madero in a handicap match at 5:56 when Madero submitted to Patera’s full nelson; during the bout, Albano briefly joined Vince McMahon at the commentary position, upset that WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund had chosen Arnold Skaaland to be his manager over him
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Rodriguez at the 53-second mark with a suplex even though it was technically just a 2-count
4/22/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & the Golden Terror
Championship Wrestling – 4/22/78: Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams via submission with the full nelson; Williams was injured as a result of the move
Strong Kobayashi defeated Mike Madero
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Spiros Arion defeated Ted Adams
Championship Wrestling – 4/22/78: George Steele defeated Steve King via submission with the flying hammerlock at 3:35; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced there would be a further update on Frank Williams’ condition the following week
Dark match: Dusty Rhodes vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Danbury, CT – April 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Silvano Sousa
Dave Darrow fought Steve King to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Dino Bravo & SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 7, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Larry Zbyszko
The Golden Terror vs. Dino Bravo
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Spiros Arion
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Jamesburg, NJ – April 7, 1978
Peter Maivia & SD Jones defeated Joe Turco & Johnny Rodz
Ted Adams defeated Jose Estrada
Pete Reeves defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 8, 1978 (10,000+)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Joe Turco at 7:55
Dino Bravo (sub. for Antonio Inoki) defeated Johnny Rodz at 6:42
Peter Maivia defeated Strong Kobayashi at 9:23
Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 2:13
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 16:04; Andre the Giant was the guest referee
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones at 14:17
Peter Maivia & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak at 13:40
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – April 9, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo pinned Strong Kobayashi at 13:17
Chief Jay Strongbow, Haystacks Calhoun, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Stasiak’s team won; fall #2: Strongbow’s team won; fall #3: Strongbow’s team won
Spiros Arion defeated Peter Maivia via count-out at 21:14 after Maivia ran into the ringpost
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – April 10, 1978
Chris Tolos fought the Canadian Wildman to a draw
The Crusher defeated Gary McLaughlin
Dominic DeNucci defeated Terry Yorkston
Verne Gagne defeated Kimba Khan
Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Steve Bolus
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Peter Maivia & Billy Robinson defeated Angelo Mosca & the Super Destroyer via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Tarzan Tyler; Monsoon vs. Superstar Billy Graham and Dusty Rhodes vs. Tyler were originally scheduled to take place
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – April 11, 1978
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi defeated Ted Adams
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Old Tappan, NJ – Northern Valley Regional High School – April 11, 1978
Pete Reeves vs. Steve King
Davey O’Hannon vs. Mark Tendler
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo vs. Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – April 12, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror
Luke Graham defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi
Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Bridgewater, NJ – East High School Gym – April 13, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci
Joe Turco vs. Mark Tendler
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo vs. Pete Reeves
Davey O’Hannon vs. Steve King
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Springfield, VT – Riverside Junior High School Gym – April 13, 1978
Strong Kobayashi vs. John Tzinas
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Ted Adams
Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko vs. Luke Graham & the Golden Terror
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 14, 1978
Dave Darrow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Golden Terror vs. Haystacks Calhoun
Larry Zbyszko vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 14, 1978
Gene Crispo fought Mike Moraldo to a draw
Steve King defeated Dixie Pinero after 9 minutes
Luke Graham defeated Peter Maivia after 13 minutes
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera after 21 minutes
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – April 14, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Joe Turco
Mark Tendler defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Davey O’Hannon defeated Ted Adams
Strong Kobayashi defeated Moose Monroe
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defated SD Jones
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 15, 1978 (matinee)
SD Jones fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw at 11:05 when the match was stopped due to an accidental low blow to DeFazio; Jones refused the victory
Billy Red Lyons pinned Frank Holtz at 9:25
Dewey Robertson pinned the Red Demon with a suplex at 7:17
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Stasiak pinned DeNucci with the heart punch at 13:47; fall #2 – DeNucci defeated Stasiak via submission with an abdominal stretch at 4:10; fall #3 – Bravo pinned Scicluna at 7:35
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 10:40 when Patera left ringside after sustaining a boot to the face
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 16:55 after Graham took guest referee Haystacks Calhoun’s horseshoe and chain and used it to bloody Rhodes
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – April 15, 1978
Ted Adams vs. Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi vs. Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko vs. Luke Graham
Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia vs. Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – April 15, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo pinned Billy Red Lyons at 11:33
Dewey Robertson fought SD Jones to a draw; Robertson wrestled the match as a heel
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 14:22 after dropping Rhodes crotch-first across the top rope
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 14:22
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a handicap match at 10:06 by pinning Scicluna
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 16, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:26
Andre the Giant won a 16-man $5,000 battle royal at 7:38 by last eliminating Luke Graham; other participants included, in order of elimination: Haystacks Calhoun, Jose Estrada, Frank Williams, Larry Zbyszko, the Golden Terror, SD Jones, Johnny Rodz, Dino Bravo, Stan Stasiak, Peter Maivia, Butcher Vachon, Strong Kobayashi, Dominic DeNucci, & Spiros Arion
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Williams at 5:01
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon at 4:28
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror at 7:14
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada at 8:36
Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko at 15:18
Andre the Giant defeated Strong Kobayashi at 7:32
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones at 9:29
WWWF @ Coney Island, NY – Abe Stark Skating & Sports Center – April 17, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King
Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams
Strong Kobayashi defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Plainfield, NJ – High School – April 18, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Golden Terror & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 18, 1978
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia vs. Superstar Billy & Luke Graham (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Also included Jose Estrada, Davey O’Hannon, Steve King, Mark Tendler, & Ted Adams
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – April 19, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco
Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Mil Mascaras defeated Superstar Billy Graham, Luke Graham, & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – April 19, 1978
Pete Austin defeated Jose Estrada at 10:06
Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe at 11:20
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun at 15:20
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi
John Tzinas defeated Sylvano Sousa at 14:10
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror at 26:20
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 20, 1978
Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Mil Mascaras vs. Superstar Billy Graham, Luke Graham, & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – April 20, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Frank Rodriguez defeated Ted Adams
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Davey O’Hannon
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 21, 1978
Strong Kobayashi vs. Pete Austin
Davey O’Hannon vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz
Mil Mascaras & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 21, 1978 (1,900)
Joe Turco fought Ted Adams to a draw
Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Steve King at 10:19
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo pinned the Golden Terror at 12:27
Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia defeated Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Superstar pinned Maivia at 10:39; fall #2 – Andre & Maivia won via disqualification at 6:32; fall #3 – Andre pinned Luke at 2:42
– 4/22/78: Ezekiel Jackson (Rycklon Stephens) was born.
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 22, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Joe Turco defeated Roy Palmer
Steve King defeated Mike Madero
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Ted Adams
Carlos Crespo defeated Dave Darrow
Ivan Putski defeated Strong Kobayashi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – April 22, 1978 (5,000)
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
Sylvano Sousa vs. John Tzinas
Pete Austin vs. Davey O’Hannon
SD Jones vs. Mark Tendler
Jose Estrada defeated Dennis Johnson (sub. for Frank Williams)
Peter Maivia fought Luke Graham to a double disqualification when both men hit the referee
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Stasiak pinned Zbyszko; fall #2: Zbyszko pinned Rodz at the 43-second mark; fall #3: Calhoun’s team won
Mil Mascaras defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 18:14
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 24, 1978
Televised on HBO & the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Strong Kobayashi pinned Steve King at 5:07 with a back suplex
Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 8:11 with a thumb to the throat
Spiros Arion fought Dusty Rhodes to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:17; Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring before the match, then returned backstage
Ken Patera defeated Larry Zbyszko via submission with the full nelson at 12:45
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 2-0; fall #1: the champions won via disqualification at 7:20 after Stasiak was caught choking Bravo with the tag rope; fall #2: Bravo pinnd Rodz at 4:11 following a double dropkick
Shown on Japanese TV: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match at 14:28 by escaping through the door after the challenger’s foot became entagled in the cage
Mil Mascaras pinned the Golden Terror at 6:18 with a flying bodypress; after the bout, Mascaras unmasked Terror, who was actually Pete Doherty
Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 2:54
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 25, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/29/78 – featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Ken Patera, where Patera demonstrated tests of strength, including pushing a spike through wood, bending a piece of steel, and blowing up a hot water bottle until it burst:
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Ted Adams & Steve King
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Austin
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gene Crespo & Sylvano Sousa
5/6/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Sylvano Sousa
George Steele defeated Pete Austin
SD Jones defeated Bill Dixon
Peter Maivia fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Nicolosi
Mil Mascaras, Larry Zbyszko, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi, Tank Patton, & the Golden Terror at 8:31 when Mascaras pinned Patton with the crossbody off the top
5/13/78:
Mil Mascaras defeated Moose Monroe
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Jose Estrada & Mike Madero in a handicap match
Ken Patera defeated Frank Rodriguez, Steve King, & Ted Adams in a tug-o-war contest
George Steele defeated Ben Ortez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Strong Kobayashi
Dark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras fought Ken Patera to a no contest
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 26, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/29/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Butcher Vachon
George Steele defeated Sylvano Sousa
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Eugene Crespo
5/6/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a pretape of Vince McMahon interviewing Dusty Rhodes in an empty arena; included McMahon interviewing Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie at ringside:
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Bill Dixon & Moose Monroe at 6:29 when Zbyszko pinned Dixon after sending him into a shoulderblock from Calhoun who was on the apron
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Gene Crespo via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 4:12
SD Jones fought Tank Patton to a double count-out at 6:34 when both men were brawling on the floor
Peter Maivia pinned Joe Turco at 7:59 with a backbreaker
5/13/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & the Golden Terror at 6:24 when DeNucci pinned Terror following an airplane spin
George Steele defeated Gene Crespo via submission with the flying hammerlock at 5:34; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Capt. Lou Albano at ringside about Steele
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & SD Jones at 5:41 when Pierre pinned Brown following a double chop from both Lumberjacks
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Austin via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 3:41
Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe, Strong Kobayashi, & Butcher Vachon at 3:28 when Calhoun pinned Monroe with a splash (The WWF’s Most Unusual Matches)
Dark matches after the taping:
Strong Kobayashi fought Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a no contest in a non-title match
WWWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – High School Gym – April 27, 1978
Tank Patton defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon
Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler
Peter Maivia & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Bayshore High School – April 27, 1978
Benefit card
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. ? & ?
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 28, 1978
Johnny Rodz & Joe Rodriguez vs. Steve King & Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 28, 1978
Pete Austin fought Gene Crespo to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa after 12 minutes
Mark Tendler pinned Jose Estrada after 14 minutes
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror & Tank Patton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Terror & Patton won after 16 minutes; fall #2: Calhoun & Zbyszko won after 2 minutes; fall #3: Calhoun & Zbyszko won after 3 minutes
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham after 18 minutes
St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center – April 29, 1978
Lynn Denton defeated Porkchop Cash
Pedro Morales & Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji
Florida TV Champion Jerry Brisco fought Dick Slater to a draw
The Spoiler defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Andre the Giant, Mike Graham, & Steve Keirn defeated Ox Baker, Bobby Duncum, & Killer Kox
Jack Brisco defeated NWA World Champion Harley Race via disqualification
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 29, 1978
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Tank Patton & Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Peter Maivia
Ivan Putski defeated the Golden Terror
Dusty Rhodes defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Ken Patera) via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – May 1, 1978
Tank Patton defeated Silvano Sousa
Steve King defeated Dennis Johnson
SD Jones defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham & Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Portland, ME – May 2, 1978
Tank Patton defeated Johnny Tarzansis
SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion, Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – May 3, 1978
SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Tank Patton to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Spiros Arion, Stan Stasiak, & the Golden Terror
WWWF @ South River, NJ – High School Gym – May 4, 1978
Davey O’Hannon defeated Mark Tendler
Joe Turco defeated Jose Estrada
Dennis Johnson fought Pete Reeves to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham via count-out
Ted Adams fought Steve King to a draw
SD Jones defeated Tank Patton
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Laconia, NH – High School Gym – May 4, 1978
Frank Rodriguez defeated Pete Austin
Strong Kobayashi defeated Sylvano Sousa
Peter Maivia defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Haystacks Calhoun defeated the Golden Terror (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham)
John Tzinas (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci) & WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 5, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi & the Golden Terror in a handicap match
Tank Patton defeated Sylvano Sousa
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) to a double-disqualification
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 6, 1978
The original card included WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera and Spiros Arion vs. Haystacks Calhoun, but the main event match was changed weeks before
Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Turco at 8:27
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones at 10:43
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon at 11:13
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Ivan Putski & Peter Maivia in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:37
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tank Patton & Mark Tendler in a handicap match
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi at 8:57
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 20:08
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – May 7, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated the Red Demon
Ivan Putski, Larry Zbyszko, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated George Steele, Stan Stasiak, & Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Washington, PA – Senior High School Gym – May 8, 1978
Moved from 2/27/78 due to an energy shortage during a coal miners’ strike
Dino Bravo defeated Johnny DeFazio
Dominic DeNucci defeated Strong Kobayashi
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Johnny Rodz
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 9, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco
Tank Patton defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Frank Williams)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & the Golden Terror in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Annandale, NJ – High School – May 9, 1978
Ted Adams pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 14:31
Del Adams (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limt draw
Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 11:40
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King with a clothesline
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 6:45
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Peter Maivia at 18:14 with a bearhug pin
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 10, 1978
Stan Stasiak won a $5,000, 14-man battle royal; other participants included: Haystacks Calhoun, Superstar Billy Graham, Peter Maivia, Luke Graham, Larry Zbyszko, Butcher Vachon, Tank Patton, Strong Kobayashi, John Tzinas, Spiros Arion, and WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci; due to prematch stipulations, Stasiak earned a shot at WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the card
Strong Kobayashi fought John Tzinas to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Tank Patton
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – May 11, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought Joe Turco to a draw
Tank Patton defeated Mark Tendler at 12:02
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion at 28:01
Davey O’Hannon defeated Gypsy Rodriguez at 15:00
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Lumberjacks won at 14:02; fall #2: Lumberjacks won via count-out at 7:00
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – May 11, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Stan Stasiak defeated Dennis Johnson
SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory – May 12, 1978
Moose Monroe defeated Jose Estrada
Mark Tendler fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Davey O’Hannon defeated Pat Syracuse (sub. for Bobby Edwards)
Larry Zbyszko pinned Strong Kobayashi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – May 12, 1978
Dewey Robertson defeated Chris Tolos
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification
Billy Lyons defeated Nick Busick
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 12, 1978
SD Jones defeated the Golden Terror via count-out
Tank Patton defeated Steve King (sub. for Frank Williams)
Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
John Tzinas defeated Dennis Johnson
Sylvano Sousa fought Ted Adams to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – May 13, 1978
Tank Patton defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Frank Williams)
SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi
Superstar Billy Graham fought Dusty Rhodes to a double disqualification
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Altoona, PA – High School – May 13, 1978
Chris Tolos fought Billy Red Lyons to a draw
Dewey Robertson pinned the Red Demon at 10:45
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 13:00 when Vachon began choking DeNucci with his shoulder strap
Ivan Putski fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 16:00
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham at 19:45
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – May 14, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham via count-out
Dusty Rhodes fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – May 15, 1978
Billy Red Lyons fought Chris Tolos to a 20-minute draw
Dewey Robertson defeated the Wildman via disqualification
Kim Chang pinned Claude Dionne at 10:30
Billy Red Lyons & Rufus R. Jones defeated Super Destroyer (Sgt. Slaughter) & Lord Alfred Hayes at 18:17 when Jones pinned the Destroyer
British Champion Billy Robinson defeated Angelo Mosca via disqualification after the challenger hit the referee
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel fought Jim Brunzell to a double disqualification at 18:44 when both Bobby Heenan and Rufus R Jones interfered
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 10:28
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – May 15, 1978
Strong Kobayashi defeated Ted Adams
Johnny Rodz fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Kitty Adams defeated Vivian St. John
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Parsippany, NJ – Hills High School Gym – May 15, 1978
Frank Rodriguez fought Pete Reeves to a draw
Tanka Patton defeated Jose Estrada
The Golden Terror defeated Mark Tendler
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham & ?
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 16, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
5/20/78:
Strong Kobayashi defeated Jim Ray
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Oliver
Johnny Rivera defeated Sylvano Sousa
Luke Graham defeated Mike Busick
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon to a draw
5/27/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Charlie Brown
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray
Butcher Vachon defeated Fred Marzino
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Sylvano Sousa
George Steele defeated Mike Busick
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Strong Kobayashi at 5:43 with a double underhook suplex
6/3/78:
Luke Graham defeated Pete Austin
Spiros Arion defeated Fred Marzino
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown
George Steele defeated Jim Oliver
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Moose Monroe
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 17, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/20/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Peter Maivia via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Mike Busick
George Steele defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham defeated Jim Oliver
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Strong Kobayashi & the Golden Terror
5/27/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Oliver & Johnny Rivera
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Austin
George Steele defeated Fred Marzino
Spiros Arion defeated Charlie Brown
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
6/3/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund:
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Ray at 3:19 with a thumb to the throat
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Oliver at 2:55 with the heart punch
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa & Moose Monroe at 4:39 when Zbyszko pinned Sousa with a crucifix
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 12:56 with the atomic kneedrop
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Butcher Vachon at 3:58 when Bravo pinned Patton with a dropkick
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out in a non-title match
WWWF @ Bronx, NY – Riverdale Ice Skating Center – May 18, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Mark Tendler
The Golden Terror defeated Frank Rodriguez
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun
Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton
George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Prince Frederick, MD – May 18, 1978
Joe Turco fought Steve King to a draw
Pete Austin defeated Jose Estrada
Strong Kobayashi defeated Ted Adams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 19, 1978
Tank Patton defeated Steve King via count-out
The Golden Terror defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Steve King defeated Frank Rodriguez
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – May 19, 1978 (300)
Johnny Rodz vs. Jose Estrada
Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Strong Kobayashi
Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Crazy Luke Graham via count-out at 10:00
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 20, 1978 (11,206)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 22, 1978
This card was not televised
SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi at 8:55
Luke Graham pinned Tank Patton at 8:47 after using a foreign object
Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia at 12:46 after Maivia charged into the turnbuckle when Arion moved out of the way
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; 2-1; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Pierre at 14:02 with a rollover cradle; fall #2: Calhoun was counted out at 6:20 after being knocked to the floor; fall #3: Pierre pinned Zbyszko at 3:45 after Eric tripped Zbyszko from the outside as he had Pierre up for a powerslam
Superstar Billy Graham fought Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) to a double count-out at 8:47 after Monsoon had hit an airplane spin on Graham he fell out of the ring to the floor with Graham following him out when he had recovered
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera at 21:06 with an inside cradle
Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:07 after Mascaras blocked a bodyslam attempt and fell on top for the pin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Florida Tag Team Champions Mr. Sato & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Sato & Saito were disqualified at 7:21 for double-teaming DeNucci; fall #2: Bravo pinned Sato at 1:09 after Saito accidentally hit his own partner when Bravo ducked
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – May 23, 1978
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia
Tank Patton defeated Johnny Rodz
The Golden Terror defeated Jim Ray
Strong Kobayashi defeated Johnny Tzinas
WWWF @ Fairfield, CT – May 23, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Moose Monroe
Stan Stasiak defeated Mark Tendler
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – May 24, 1978 (1,200)
Johnny Tzansis defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Tank Adams to a draw
The Golden Terror fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) at 11:51
Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:07
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 12:35
WWWF @ Middlesex, NJ – High School Gym – May 25, 1978
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
Steve King defeated Tank Patton
Davey O’Hannon defeated Mark Tendler
SD Jones fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out 3 falls match, 2-0
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia
WWWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – May 25, 1978
Strong Kobayashi defeated Sylvano Sousa
Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco
The Golden Terror defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 26, 1978
Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
John Tzinas defeated Dave Darrow
Pete Austin defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Tank Patton defeated John Tzinas (sub. for Jim Ray)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Domenic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
NJPW @ Takamatsu, Japan – May 26, 1978
Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Jo Bake San via submission with camel clutch
Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Ray Steel
Kengo Kimura pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Makoto Arakawa
Bad News Allen & Kotetsu Yamamoto defeated Williem Ruska & Baron Scicluna when Allen pinned Scicluna
Bugsy McGraw pinned Riki Choshu
Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Umanosuke Ueda
Andre the Giant pinned Seiji Sakaguchi
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Antonio Inoki & Osamu Kido in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Backlund pinned Kido; fall #2: Inoki defeated Garea with the Octopus; fall #3: Backlund pinned Kido
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – May 26, 1978 (1,600)
Steve King pinned Pinky Larson (sub. for Moose Monroe) at 10:44
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Joe Turco via disqualfication at 12:07
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak at 15:17
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 12:34
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 26, 1978
Strong Kobayashi pinned Mark Tendler at 12:00
Johnny Rodz pinned Ted Adams at 7:00
The Golden Terror pinned Sylvano Sousa at 6:00
Spiros Arion pinned Juan Ortiz (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) at 7:00
Luke Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) at 19:00
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – May 27, 1978
SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tank Patton
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia
Luke Graham defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
NJPW @ Uwajima, Japan – May 28, 1978
Shoji Kai pinned Jo Bake San
Makoto Arakawa pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Kengo Kimura pinned Ray Steel
Bugsy McGraw pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Williem Ruska defeated Kotetsu Yamamoto via submission with arm lock
Riki Choshu defeated Umanosuke Ueda via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Osamu Kido in a non-title match at 2:32
Seiji Sakaguchi pinned Baron Scicluna
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with bear hug
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Andre The Giant & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Fujinami and Andre were both counted-out, awarding both teams a fall; fall #2: Fujinami pinned Garea
WWWF @ Fairmont, WV – Marion County Armory – May 28, 1978
Johnny DeFazio fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 19:14
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon & Tank Patton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Luke Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 22:01
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – May 29, 1978
Johnny DeFazio defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci fought Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton
NJPW @ Okayama, Japan – May 29, 1978
Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Ray Steel
Bugsy McGraw pinned Makoto Arakawa
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Bad News Allen pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
Williem Ruska defeated Kengo Kimura via submission with arm bar
Osamu Kido pinned Tony Garea
Andre The Giant pinned Tatsumi Fujinami
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Umanosuke Ueda via DQ
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Backlund pinned Choshu; fall #2: Inoki pinned Scicluna; fall #3: Backlund pinned Choshu
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 30, 1978
Strong Kobayashi defeated Moose Monroe
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Steve King & Ted Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Ivan Putski) defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
NJPW @ Osaka, Japan – May 30, 1978
Kengo Kimura pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Ray Steel pinned Makoto Arakawa
Osamu Kido pinned Bugsy McGraw
Bad News Allen defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Williem Ruska pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Umanosuke Ueda to a double count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Backlund pinned Fujinami; fall #2: Fujinami pinned Garea; fall #3: Backlund pinned Choshu (New Japan Classics #16)
Antonio Inoki defeated Andre the Giant via count-out
WWWF @ Ridgefield, NJ – High School Gym – May 30, 1978
Frank Rodriguez defeated Davey O’Hannon
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 31, 1978
Pete Austin defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
John Tzinas defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Ivan Putski)
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko
NJPW @ Gifu, Japan – May 31, 1978
Shoji Kai pinned Jo Bake San
Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Ray Steel
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Williem Ruska defeated Makoto Arakawa via submission with Argentine back breaker
Bad News Allen pinned Baron Scicluna
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Osamu Kido
Umanosuke Ueda pinned Riki Choshu
Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Andre the Giant defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Andre and Sakaguchi were both counted-out, awarding both teams a fall; fall #2: Andre pinned Sakaguchi
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – May 31, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Ted Adams
The Golden Terror defeated Steve King
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Joe Esposito
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Nihon Budokan – June 1, 1978
Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Jo Bake San
Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Ray Steel
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Makoto Arakawa
Williem Ruska defeated Osamu Kido via submission with an arm bar
Bad News Allen pinned Bugsy McGraw
Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Tony Garea when Fujinami pinned Volkoff
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Andre The Giant toa double count-out
NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Inoki defeated Backlund via count-out at 40:08; fall #2 – the 61-minute time-limit expired at 20:52 into the fall; both titles were on the line but Backlund retained his
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 1, 1978
Eric the Lumberjack defeated Ted Adams
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci co-won a 14-man battle royal
WWWF @ Webster, MA – Webster Hall – June 1, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
Strong Kobayashi defeated John Tzinas
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Ivan Putski pinned Luke Graham
Los Angeles, CA – June 2, 1978
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund won a battle royal; participants included Roddy Piper, Bugsy McGraw, Tony Garea, Hector & Chavo Guerrero, Moondog Mayne, Ron Bass, and several others
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 2, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Tzinas
Johnny Rodz defeated Tank Patton
Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny Rivera
Jim Ray defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY – State Armory – June 2, 1978
Pinky Larson defeated Joe Turco
SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi
Frank Rodriguez defeated Steve King
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Luke Graham & Spiros Arion via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane
WWWF @ East Orange, NJ – Upsala College – June 3, 1978
Davey O’Hannon defeated Charlie Brown
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
The Golden Terror defeated Steve King
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 3, 1978
Tank Patton defeated Mark Tendler
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Terri Shane & Wenonah Littleheart
SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi
George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the bout was stopped due to blood
Spiros Arion pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Moose Monroe
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – June 5, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Sylvano Sousa & Pete Austin (both sub. for Tank Patton) in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo, Gorilla Monsoon, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Luke Graham, & the Golden Terror (sub. for Strong Kobayashi)
Kitty Adams defeated Esther Campbell
Bruno Sammartino fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 6, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/10/78:
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow
Dusty Rhodes defeated Moose Monroe
Ivan Putski defeated Frank Williams
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Steve King
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
6/17/78:
Luke Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Doherty
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa
Moose Monroe defeated Juan Ortiz
Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Ray
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Rodriguez & Butcher Vachon
6/24/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Doherty & Johnny Rivera
Ivan Koloff defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
Ivan Putski defeated Sylvano Sousa
Larry Zbyszko, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Jose Estrada
Dark match after the taping: Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 7, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/10/78:
SD Jones defeated George Steele via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Frank Rodriguez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Sylvano Sousa
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Austin
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
6/17/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; at the beginning of the broadcast McMahon announced that the scheduled non-title match with WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks would not be taking place because Capt. Lou Albano said the Lumberjacks had nothing to prove and would only wrestle Bravo and DeNucci in a title match:
Ivan Putski pinned Sylvano Sousa at 4:44 with a right-hand punch
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 4:36
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) via count-out at 8:18 when Stasiak punched the ring post after Garea ducked the heart punch; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Garea at ringside
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 5:50 with a splash
Peter Maivia pinned Moose Monroe at 6:58 with a powerslam
6/24/78:
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez
George Steele defeated Fred Marzino
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Jim Ray
Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Jose Estrada
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) & Luke Graham in non-title match via count-out
WWWF @ Bronx, NY – June 8, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Frank Rodriguez defeated Moose Monroe
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Irvington, NJ – June 8, 1978
Peter Maivia defeated Charlie Brown
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada
Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – June 9, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Steve King defeated Johnny Tzinas via count-out
SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Steve King & Frank Rodriguez in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) & Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 9, 1978
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams after 6 minutes
Peter Maivia pinned Frank Monroe after 12 minutes
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion after 26 minutes
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the Lumberjacks won after 21 minutes; fall #2: Garea & Zbyszko won; fall #3: the Lumberjacks won after 4 minutes
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – June 10, 1978
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Tank Patton)
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a double count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via referee’s decision when the champion was deemed too bloody to continue Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz (sub. for Strong Kobayashi)
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – High School Gym – June 12, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray (sub. for Jose Estrada) to a draw
Spiros Arion & Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Johnny Rody defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Tank Patton)
Luke Graham & the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – June 13, 1978
The Golden Terror fought Pete Austin to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for Pierre) & Eric the Lumberjack
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – June 14, 1978
Pete Austin fought the Golden Terror to a draw
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
Peter Maivia & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Pierre) & Eric the Lumberjack
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – June 15, 1978
Larry Zbyszko and Moose Monroe did not appear as scheduled
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Holtz at 9:15
SD Jones fought Dewey Robertson to a double disqualification at 13:00 after both men struck the referee; Robertson worked the match as a heel
Stan Stasiak pinned Billy Red Lyons at 11:00
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 18:00 after Arion sustained the atomic spine buster which sent him to the floor
WWWF @ Keene, NH – June 15, 1978
Tony Altimore defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Pete Austin defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Pierre) & Eric the Lumberjack
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 16, 1978
Dewey Robertson fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Billy Red Lyons via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via referee’s decision after the challenger rammed Backlund head-first into the ring post, causing the champion to bleed severly
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Dusty Rhodes defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Tony Garea pinned Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 16, 1978
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon and Peter Maivia vs. Johnny Rodz were originally scheduled but they were changed into two other matches
Tony Altimore defeated Frank Monroe via disqualification
Frank Williams defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Domenic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – June 17, 1978
The scheduled Tony Altimore vs. Davey O’Hannon match did not take place
Johnny Rivera defeated Ted Adams at 14:21
Mark Tendler defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification at 14:15
Jim Ray defeated Jose Estrada at 10:49
Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak at 11:39
Dusty Rhodes fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out at 15:05
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Johnny Rivera (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Lumberjacks won at 7:11; fall #2: Maivia’s team won at 1:40; fall #3: Lumberjacks won at 5:20
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 17, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Tony Garea defeated Frank Williams via submission with the abdominal stretch at 10:03
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a double disqualification
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Frank Monroe (sub. for Strong Kobayashi) with a splash at 11:15
George Steele defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 13:31 when the champion hit referee Jack Davis as Davis tried to get between the two men; Steele began the match by breaking the bottom rope
WWWF @ Willimantic, CT – High School Gym – June 18, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Johnny Rivera & Ted Adams defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez
Stan Stasiak pinned Peter Maivia
Mil Mascaras defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Bronx, NY – June 19, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci & Tony Garea (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo) defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Mil Mascaras fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out
WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ – High School – June 20, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Ted Adams defeated Tony Altamore
Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 20, 1978 (686)
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Rodriguez
Johnny Rodz fought Jim Ray to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rivera
Spiros Arion defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out at the 18-minute mark after chasing the challenger backstage
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – June 21, 1978
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Austin vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones vs. Tank Patton
Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Mil Mascaras vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 22, 1978
Jose Estrada fought Ted Adams to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Frank Rodriguez defeated Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray
Mil Mascaras pinned Luke Graham
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 22, 1978
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Johnny Rivera
George Steele pinned Tony Garea
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 23, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe
Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Jim Ray fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 23, 1978
Frank Rodriguez defeated Pete Austin
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rivera (sub. for Pete Reeves)
Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray (sub. for Steve King) George Steele pinned Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Omiya, Japan – June 23, 1978
Kotetsu Yamamoto defeated Akiyoshi Fujiwara
Riki Choshu defeated Haruka Eigen
Buffalo Allen defeated Osamu Kid
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Kantaro Hoshino
Shozo Kobayashi defeated Larry Zbyszko with a backbreaker
Tatsumi Fujinami fought Chavo Guerrero to a double count-out
Pedro Morales & Peter Maivia defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi when Morales pinned Sakaguch
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 24, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
Steve King defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rivera defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe
Mil Mascaras fought Spiros Arion to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Superstar Billy Graham to a draw at 17:42 when the match was stopped due to both men sustaining cuts
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – June 24, 1978
John Tzinas defeated Pete Reeves
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Tony Garea
Pete Austin defeated Juan Ortiz
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele via disqualification
Frank Williams defeated the Golden Terror
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – June 25, 1978
Jim Brunzell defeated Chris Tolos via count-out
Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Kim Chang via submission with the Cobra Clutch
Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson
Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon fought Rey Stevens & Pat Patterson to a double disqualification
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Rufus R. Jones at 21:03
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera at 19:58
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – June 25, 1978
Jim Ray fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & SD Jones
Butcher Vachon defeated Les Savage
Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated George Steele & Stan Stasiak
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mil Mascaras via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 26, 1978
Televised on HBO & the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:15 with a tomahawk chop
George Steele pinned Tony Garea at 5:02 after hitting him with a foreign object
Championship Wrestling – 7/1/78: The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to win the titles at 15:21 when Pierre pinned DeNucci following a double chop behind the referee’s back (Tag Team Champions)
Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones at 10:21 with the heart punch
Championship Wrestling – 6/6/81: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 19:24 with the atomic kneedrop
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski (& Dusty Rhodes) defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:15, 2-1; fall #1: the Graham’s were disqualified at 9:40 for double-teaming Putski; fall# 2: the Grahams were awarded the fall at 5:11 after Putski was deemed unable to continue after ramming his head in the ring post; fall #3: Andre was given permission to find a replacement partner for the final fall and brought out Dusty Rhodes which led to Andre pinning Luke at 1:24; after the bout, Rhodes challenged Superstar Billy Graham to a match which was confirmed for next month later in the card
Jack Brisco pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:29 with a sunset flip
Mil Mascaras fought Ken Patera to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 27, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
7/1/78 – included the WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks title match from the 6/26/78 MSG show:
Ivan Koloff defeated Juan Oritz
SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Frank Rodriguez
George Steele defeated Paul Figueroa
7/8/78:
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow & Johnny Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via refeee’s decision
7/15/78:
George Steele defeated Charlie Brown
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Madero & Frank Williams in a handicap match
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Reeves & Johnny Rivera
Dark match after the taping: Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double count-out
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 28, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/1/78:
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow & SD Jones
George Steele defeated Jim Ray
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe
Ivan Koloff defeated Johnny Rivera
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
7/8/78:
Tony Garea defeated Sylvano Sousa
Luke Graham defeated Jim Ray
Tony Russo defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
7/15/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Capt. Lou Albano:
Dino Bravo & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 4:57 when Bravo pinned Estrada after dumping Rodz on top of Estrada with an airplane spin
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:54 with a backbreaker; after the bout, Koloff attacked Jones after Jones hit a headbutt on Albano on the apron
George Steele defeated Dave Darrow via submission with the flying hammerlock at 5:50
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 6:02 with a thumb to the throat
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Tony Garea & Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 6:37 when both teams were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Garea & Strongbow had to be restrained by Gorilla Monsoon and other officials after they kept attacking the champions
Dark match after the taping: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Norwich, CT – Rose Arts Festival – June 29, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Ted Adams at 14:31 with a cradle
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 14:01 with a suplex
SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 7:12 with a headbutt
Butcher Vachon pinned Frank Williams at 6:14 after a splash
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out at 17:05
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – June 30, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Jim Ray fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjakcs
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 30, 1978
John Tzinas fought Sylvano Sousa to a draw
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 1, 1978
Jim Ray fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Eric defeated DeNucci; fall #2: DeNucci defeated Eric; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Johnny Rodz defeated Larry Sharpe
Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 3, 1978
SD Jones fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
Johnny Rodz defated Johnny Rivera
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
Tony Garea, Dino Bravo, & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Victor Rivera & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 6, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks co-won a $5,000, 16-man battle royal; other participants included: Chief Jay Strongbow, George Steele, Luke Graham, Tony Garea, Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, Spiros Arion, Johnny Rodz, Victor Rivera, Butcher Vachon, Sylvano Sousa, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Jim Ray, and SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz
Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Jim Ray
George Steele defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 7, 1978
Dave Darrow fought Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Jose Estrada) to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dave Darrow (sub. for Frank Williams) & Jim Ray
George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Butcher Vachon defeated Jim Ray
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 7, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Steve King after 11 minutes
Johnny Rivera fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Victor Rivera defeated Mark Tendler after 16 minutes
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones after 17 minutes
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham after 14 minutes
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham after 19 minutes
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – July 8, 1978
Mark Tendler pinned Tony Russo at 6:04 with a kick to the face
Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 8:15 by using the ropes for leverage
Johnny Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification after Scicluna kept beating on Rivera on the ring apron and wouldn’t let him back in the ring
George Steele defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 6:45
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:14 with a powerslam
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 13:20 after Graham left ringside after Backlund hit the atomic kneedrop knocking Graham out of the ring to the floor
Johnny Rodz fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Frank Williams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 21:03, 2-1; Pierre pinned Garea at 14:45 with a kick to the face; fall #2: Garea pinned Pierre at 4:05 with a cradle; fall #3: Eric pinned Williams at 2:13 with a shoulderbreaker
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 10, 1978
Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Tony Russo
Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Pierre pinned Jones; fall #2: Monsoon defeated Pierre via submission with a bearhug; fall #3: Eric pinned Jones
Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
Dusty Rhodes pinned Luke Graham with a crossbody
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 16:21 when Graham knocked the referee down
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 12, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Moose Monroe
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
John Tzinas defeated Tony Russo
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Coney Island, NY – July 12, 1978
Luke Graham defeated Frank Rodriguez
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – July 13, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Johnny Rivera defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated Moose Monroe
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – July 14, 1978
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo at 14:12
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham at 18:12
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 14, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz
Moose Monroe defeated Dave Darrow
Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele in an Indian strap match
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 15, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rivera
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out after the two brawled on the floor
George Steele defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Luke Graham via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – July 16, 1978
Chris Tolos & the Wildman defeated Bob Marcus & Steve Bolos at 9:52
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Nick DeCarlo at 4:21
Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes fought Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson to a 20-minute draw
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification at 15:31
AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens via count-out at 19:02
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Angelo Mosca at 16:48
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 15:42
– 7/17/78: Mike Knox (Mike Hettinga) was born.
WWWF @ Plainfield, NJ – High School – July 17, 1978
The scheduled Sylvano Sousa vs. Ted Adams match did not take place
Tony Altimore defeated Frank Rodriguez
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Tony Garea) defeated Stan Stasiak
Tony Garea (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated George Steele
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 17, 1978
Tony Russo fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King at 15:25
Dino Bravo & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Bravo pinned Luke at 9:58; fall #2: Luke pinned Monsoon at 9:32; fall #3: the Grahams were disqualified at 3:41
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams at 10:35
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 19:27
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 18, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Jim Ray fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Jose Estrada
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out
7/22/78:
Victor Rivera defeated Carlos Cruz
Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match
Super Destroyer defeated Charlie Brown
Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo
7/29/78:
Super Destroyer defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Bastien
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification
8/5/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Carlos Cruz
Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon & Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray & Steve King
Ivan Koloff defeated Louis Lugo
Dino Bravo, Dominic DeNucci, & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak, Davey O’Hannon, & Johnny Rodz
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 19, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/22/78:
Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo at 7:33
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Mike Milton & Louis Lugo at 5:39
Ivan Koloff defeated Carlos Cruz at 4:57
Butcher Vachon fought Dominic DeNucci to a 10-minute draw
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada at 4:01
7/29/78:
Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Williams at 6:32
Spiros Arion defeated Louis Lugo at 7:20
Super Destroyer defeated Jim Ray at 4:26
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Milton at 2:59
Tony Garea, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Tony Russo at 12:26
8/5/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Dino Bravo:
Spiros Arion pinned Frank Williams at 5:30 with a backbreaker
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Carlos Cruz & Jim Ray at 7:37 when Pierre pinned Cruz following a double chop from both Lumberjacks
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Milton at 5:14 after hitting him with a foreign object
Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at 7:28 when Scicluna failed to get back in the ring after Bravo dropkicked him to the floor
Victor Rivera pinned Louis Lugo at 3:20 with a suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Gorilla Monsoon about the recent attitude change in Rivera since his return to the WWWF and the rumors that Freddie Blassie could be part of the reason for it
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow), Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out at 7:53
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – July 20, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave Armory – July 21, 1978
Jose Estrada fought Jim Ray to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Victor Rivera & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall # 1: Rivera & Jones won at the 13-minute mark; fall #2: the Lumberjacks won at the 2-minute mark; fall #3: the Lumberjacks at the 5-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 21, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Luke Graham defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 22, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Victor Rivera defeated Frank Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele in a Texas Death Match
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Bobo Brazil & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; the challengers won a fall via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 24, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Russo at 8:39 with a boot to the face
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 11:14 after both collided mid-ring with DeNucci falling to the outside
Jack Brisco pinned Stan Stasiak at 9:02 with a victory roll
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 6:10 when Rhodes struck the referee
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:01 with an airplane spin
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele at 7:21 after ramming Steele throat first into the corner
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 11:15 after Arion choked Putski with the top rope
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) at 7:28 when Pierre pinned Jones after Eric tripped him from the outside
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 25, 1978
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out at 16:58
Dino Bravo won a $50,000 16-man battle royal at 11:30 by last eliminating Luke Graham; participants were everyone else on the card
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack pinned Joe Cuinagle at 6:10 with a backbreaker
Tony Garea pinned George Steele at 7:52 after Steele charged himself into the corner when Garea moved out of the way
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at the 6-minute mark with an airplane spin
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 7:30
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack pinned Sylvano Sousa at the 14-second mark with a shoulderbreaker
Spiros Arion pinned Tony Russo at 11:42 with a kick as Russo ducked his head for a bakdrop
Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 2:03 after Stasiak hit referee Tony Altimore
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – July 26, 1978 (2,000)
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Russo at 15:13
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:26
Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the challengers won at 17:28; fall #2: both teams were disqualified at 5:26; because of the double DQ in the second fall, the titles did not change hands
George Steele defeated Victor Rivera (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) via count-out at 12:42
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones at 9:10
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 7:24
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – State Fairgrounds – July 27, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Russo
Victor Rivera defeated Joe Crugnale (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw
Tokyo, Japan – Nihon Budokan – July 27, 1978
Makoto Arakawa fought Yoshiaki Fujiwara to a draw
Bad News Allen pinned Haruka Eigen
Osamu Kido pinned Peter Maivia
Chabo Guerrero pinned Kantaro Hoshino
Riki Choshu defeated Haystacks Calhoun via disqualification
Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi defeated Pedro Morales & Larry Zbyszko when Kobayashi forced Zbyszko to submit to a backbreaker
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Ryuma Go at 13:52
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Inoki defeated Backlund via submission with the Octopus at 20:22; fall #2 – Backlund pinned Inoki with a body press at 16:15; fall #3 – the 61-minute time-limit expired; only Backlund’s title was on the line
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 27, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Frank Rodriguez defeated Dave Darrow
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated George Steele via count-out
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 28, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Jim Ray defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated Joe Crugnale (sub. for Johnny Rivera)
Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – July 28, 1978
Tony Russo fought Frank Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones defeated Mark Tendler at 14:42
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 27:03, 2-0; fall #1: Eric pinned DeNucci at 15:17; fall #2: Pierre pinned Monsoon at 11:46
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Los Angeles, CA – July 28, 1978
Hector Guerrero defeated Buddy Rose
Tony Rocca & Gama Singh defeated Goliath & Carlos Mata
Prof. Ito & Pak Chou defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Black Gordman
Mil Mascaras defeated Moondog Mayne
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Roddy Piper
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – July 29, 1978
Frank Rodriguez pinned Jose Estrada at 10:21 with a neckbreaker
SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe at 7:13 with a headbutt
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:38
Jim Ray defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:04
Stan Stasiak defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 7:01
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 7:58 with an airplane spin
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele in a steel cage match at 11:38 by escaping through the door
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 29, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Billy Red Lyons at 13:33
Johnny DeFazio pinned Vic Rossatani at 8:44
Dominic DeNucci pinned Dewey Robertson at 10:21
Luke Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 9:04 when the match was stopped due to blood loss from Monsoon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:02
Tony Garea & Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 18:28
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – July 30, 1978
Billy Red Lyons pinned Vic Rossatini at 15:30
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dewey Robertson pinned Joe Abby at 5:30
Luke Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out at 14:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) at the 20-minute mark when Pierre pinned DeFazio
WWWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – July 31, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out
Tony Garea defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Queens, NY – August 1, 1978
Moose Monroe fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Pierre the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ West Warwick, RI – August 1, 1978
Joe Crugnale defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele
Dominic DeNucci fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 2, 1978
Victor Rivera defeated Moose Monroe
Luke Graham defeated Steve King
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Bass Park Race Track – August 2, 1978
Joe Cagle defeated Tony Russo
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Lubec, ME – August 3, 1978
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo
Joe Crugnale defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – August 3, 1978
Steve King defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Joe Rodriguez)
Victor Rivera defeated Moose Monroe
Butcher Vachon defeated Mark Tendler (sub. for Jose Estrada)
SD Jones defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Spiros Arion fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 4, 1978
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Dave Darrow
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 4, 1978
Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray
Jose Estrada fought Frank Williams to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Crugnale
Tony Garea defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 5, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tony Russo & Butcher Vachon
Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match by escaping the cage after the challenger’s foot became entagled in the cage
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – August 7, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea via count-out
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 8, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/12/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Jim Ray
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Super Destroyer defeated Carlos Cruz
Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow, Haystacks Calhoun, & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tony Russo, & Stan Stasiak at 8:52 when Russo submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper
8/19/78:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:19 with a small package
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Luis Logo at 3:44 with a running powerslam
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:07
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:31 after a dropkick sent Vachon through the turnbuckles and into the ringpost
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jose Estrada with a butterfly suplex at 4:28
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via referee’s decision after the time-limit expired at 9:17
8/26/78:
Ivan Koloff defeated Carlos Cruz
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Steve King & SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Mike Milton
Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dark match after the taping: George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 9, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/12/78:
Luke Graham defeated Louis Lugo
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Jimmy Raye
8/19/78:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a time-limit draw at 7:45
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:07 with a dropkick
Luke Graham defeated Frank Wiliams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Tony Russo at 9:15 when Garea pinned Russo with a sunset flip
8/26/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Crusher Blackwell & the Grand Wizard; featured the announcement that Chief Jay Strongbow & Tony Garea would face Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon, which ended up not taking place:
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 6:06 with a powerslam
Dino Bravo pinned Tony Russo at 4:28 following an airplane spin
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Carlos Cruz at 7:56 when Eric pinned Cruz with an elbow drop
Super Destroyer (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Milton via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 5:20
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon, Moose Monroe, & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:21 when Monroe submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch
Dark match after the taping: Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 10, 1978
Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Altimore
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks when the bout was stopped due to blood
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 11, 1978
Jose Estrada fought Moose Monroe to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow (sub. for Joe Rodriguez)
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Haystacks Calhoun via disqualification
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – August 11, 1978
Tony Russo fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mark Tendler (sub. for Johnny Rivera) defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 15:05
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones at 13:18
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out at 11:09
Victor Rivera defeated Davey O’Hannon at 7:38 when the bout was stopped due to blood
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 11:19
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 12, 1978 (14,344)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham on commentary:
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo
Victor Rivera won an 18-man $5,000 battle royal at 11:03 by last eliminating Spiros Arion with a dropkick from behind after Arion thought Rivera was going to split the purse money with him after they had both just eliminated Luke Graham; other participants included: Tony Russo, Moose Monroe, Butcher Vachon, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, Tony Garea, George Steele, Stan Stasiak, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobo Brazil, the Yukon Lumberjacks, SD Jones, Dino Bravo, & Haystacks Calhoun; due to prematch stipulations, he earned a world title match against Bob Backlund for a future Spectrum card
Luke Graham pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:02 after hitting him with his taped thumb
George Steele defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 2:47 after hitting him with a foreign object
Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones at 8:13 after Jones charged into the corner when Rivera moved out of the way
Eric the Lumberjack pinned Moose Monroe at 5:49 with an elbow drop
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 17:11 after hitting Backlund with a chair when both were fighting on the floor
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 3:37 with an airplane spin
Tony Garea fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Bobo Brazil pinned Stan Stasiak
– 8/13/78: Former WWWF star Moondog Mayne passed away at the age of 33.
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – August 13, 1978
Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Chris Tolos via disqualification at 11:55
The Wildman fought Nick DeCarlo to a 15-minute draw
The Super Destroyer pinned Verne Gagne at 14:04 after Lord Alfred Hayes interfered
Waldo Von Erich pinned Steve Bolos at 6:14
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Dominic DeNucci via submission at 4:05 with a bear hug
AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens via count-out at 15:56
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match at 7:52
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – August 14, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Dominic DeNucci fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Dino Bravo fought Luke Graham to a draw
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – August 15, 1978
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rodz
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Strongbow & Calhoun won; fall #2: Strongbow & Calhoun won via disqualification; due to the DQ finish in the second fall, the titles did not change hands
Dino Bravo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – August 16, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Johnny Rodz
Butcher Vachon vs. Stan Stasiak
Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack to a draw
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – August 17, 1978
Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Russo
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Victor Rivera defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
Dino Bravo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 18, 1978
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Kitty Adams won a $5,000 7-woman battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, Adams earned a women’s title match later in the show; other participants included: Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, Miss Suzette & Vivian St. John
Ivan Putski fought Luke Graham to a draw when the bout was stopped due to blood
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak
Vicki Williams & Pepper Labianca defeated Miss Suzette & Vivian St. John
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 18, 1978
The scheduled Tony Garea vs. Butcher Vachon match did not take place
Jim Ray defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Victor Rivera defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Lumberjack Pierre defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack via count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 19, 1978
Butcher Vachon fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo
Jim Ray defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Dino Bravo, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Spiros Arion, & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in an elimination match; Dino Bravo was the last man remaining to win the final fall
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – August 19, 1978
Suzette Ferrera won a $2,500, 7-woman battle royal; other participants included Kitty Adams, Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, & Vivian St. John; due to prematch stipulations Ferrera would face Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Johnny Rodz) & Moose Monroe in a handicap match
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Suzette Ferrera
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham with the atomic kneedrop
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 20, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo via disqualification at 9:18 after Russo choked Ray with the ropes
Suzette Ferrera won a $2,500, 7-woman battle royal; other participants included Kitty Adams, Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, & Vivian St. John; due to prematch stipulations Ferrera would face Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones (sub. for Tony Garea) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 19:53, 2-0; fall #1: Eric pinned Jones at 16:02; fall #2: Calhoun was counted out at 3:51
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 11:23 with an airplane spin
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Suzette Ferrera at 12:10 with a kneedrop
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 17:12 when Graham left ringside after being hit with the atomic kneedrop
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – August 21, 1978
Suzette Ferrera won a $2,500, 7-woman battle royal; other participants included Kitty Adams, Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, & Vivian St. John; due to prematch stipulations Ferrera would face Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show
Johnny Rodz fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Luke Graham defeated Jim Ray
Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Suzette Ferrera
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 22, 1978
Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a time-limit draw
Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo won a $5,000 16-man battle royal; other participants included: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks, Chief Jay Strongbow, Luke Graham, SD Jones, Tony Russo, Johnny Rivera, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Victor Rivera, Dominic DeNucci, Butcher Vachon, Johnny Rodz, Stan Stasiak, Tony Garea, Spiros Arion, and Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 23, 1978
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Spiros Arion fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF @ East Greenwich, RI – Rocky Hill State Fairgrounds – August 24, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – August 24, 1978
Frank Rodriguez defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Tony Russo)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 25, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Victor Rivera defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – August 25, 1978
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 26, 1978 (9,000)
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 24:10
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #2: Calhoun was deemed unable to continue at 19:07
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Williams at 9:28
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 28, 1978 (announced at 22,000 with 4,000 at Felt Forum)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; included a look at how pro wrestlers were raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation:
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/3/86: Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:48; the match ended just as DeNucci knocked Stasiak to the mat with a flurry of jabs
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:12 with a splash, even though Scicluna clearly kicked out before the 3-count
Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones at 10:21 with a suplex after Jones ran shoulder-first into the ring post when Rivera moved out of the way; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Rivera to the ring
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via referee’s decision at 30:11 when the referee deemed Backlund unable to continue due to facial cuts; prior to the bout, Backlund was escorted to the ring by Arnold Skaaland while Capt. Lou Albano came out with the challenger; after the bout, Backlund hit the atomic drop, which sent the challenger out of the ring, and then got on the microphone to challenge him to come back out, which Koloff failed to do
Prime Time Wrestling – 4/7/86: Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham via disqualification at 14:02 after Graham continuously punched Maivia in the throat; during the bout, bodybuilder Dan Lurie briefly joined Vince McMahon on commentary, discussed the Sept. 9 Lincoln Center bodybuilding competitions, and said Ivan Putski would be inducted into the hall of fame; after the contest, Maivia attacked Graham and knocked him to the floor
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a No DQ bullrope match at 6:28 via count-out after Rhodes hit Graham with the cowbell knocking him to the floor; Chief Jay Strongbow was the special referee for the bout and gave Graham a fast 8-count after he fell outside the ring; the stipulations for the bout said the wrestlers had an 8-count to return to the ring instead of the usual 10 or 20; prior to the match, Graham was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Williams at 5:20 after reversing a monkey flip into a roll up
Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, at 6:14; fall #1: Arion & the Lumberjacks were disqualified at 2:52 for illegally triple teaming Garea in their corner; fall #2: Andre pinned Pierre with a boot to the face and a splash at 3:22 (Best of the WWF Vol. 14)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 29, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
9/2/78:
Dino Bravo defeated Vincente Pometti
Andre the Giant defeated Sylvano Sousa & Johnny Rodz in a handicap match
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:57 after two legdrops
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Jose Estrada
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve King
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
9/9/78:
Luke Graham & Super Destroyer defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:18 with a suplex
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at the 3-minute mark with a legdrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Ladd & Wizard at ringside
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo
Crusher Blackwell defeated Jim Ray
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via referee’s decision
9/16/78:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Stan Lavdas at 3:13 with a thumb to the throat
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out when Albano left ringside
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 30, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/2/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams via count-out at 5:26 after Williams slammed Moolah back into the ring just before the 10-count as both women were on the apron
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Ray at 7:35 after hitting him with a foreign object; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Graham & Wizard at ringside
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification at 7:23 when both men shoved the referee
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Fred Marzino at 1:38 with the kneedrop off the top
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Tony Russo (sub. for Butcher Vachon) at 6:35 when Backlund pinned Russo with the atomic drop
9/9/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 7:32 with a backbreaker over the knee
Dino Bravo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:28 following two dropkicks; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Bravo at ringside
Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:04 by pinning both men after throwing Estrada on top of his partner following a boot to the face and sit-down splash on Russo
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 5:50 with a running powerslam
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Larry Zbyszko & Jim Ray at 5:49 when Pierre pinned Ray with an elbow drop
9/16/78:
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dino Bravo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Ray
Super Destroyer & Crusher Blackwell defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 6:25 when Calhoun was dropkicked out of the ring by Blackwell
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a non-title match
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Fairgrounds – August 31, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:05
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Moose Monroe)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Williams (sub. for Judy Johnson) at 10:18
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray at 8:20
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham at 9:45
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:31
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Tony Garea) & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 11:05
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 15:06
WWWF @ Albany, NY – September 1, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 1, 1978
Sylvano Sousa defeated Pinky Larson
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak fought Dino Bravo to a draw
Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – September 2, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Tony Garea)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – September 3, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – September 7, 1978
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Seaview Hospital Auditorium – September 8, 1978
Benefit Card
Frank Williams defeated Tony Altimore
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Davey O’Hannon (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack)
Andre the Giant defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 8, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray
Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double count-out
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – September 9, 1978 (5,000)
Dave Darrow defeated Dennis Johnson
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham defeated Sylvano Sousa
Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes at 14:29 when the match was stopped due to blood
Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones
Tony Garea defeated Tony Russo (sub. for Spiros Arion)
Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Stromgbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – September 10, 1978
Billy Red Lyons & Nick DeCarlo defeated the Wolfman & Chris Tolos at 16:24
Andre the Giant defeated Waldo Von Erich
Steve Bolus fought the Wildman to a draw
Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Kim Chang at 10:00
Verne Gagne defeated Lord Alfred Hayes at 14:13
Andre the Giant (sub. for Angelo Mosca) defeated AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel via count-out at 14:40
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 20:20
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – September 11, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Frank Williams
Tony Russo defeated Frank Williams
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea
BWWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 12, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – September 13, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Butcher Vachon)
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones
Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak
Andre the Giant pinned Luke Graham
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 14, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Steve King defeated Tony Russo
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Moose Monroe)
Stan Stasiak fought Peter Maivia to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Andre the Giant defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 15, 1978
Tony Altimore defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School Gym – September 16, 1978 (matinee)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci & Chief Jay Strongbow
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little John & Little Tokyo
Dusty Rhodes fought Spiros Arion to a no contest
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 16, 1978 (16,811)
Televised on the PRISM Network
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore
Victor Rivera defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Sicilian Stretcher Match at 18:28 after Backlund hit Graham with both a steel chair and the stretcher, knocking the challenger down long enough for him to be taken from the ring on the stretcher by officials
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele via count-out
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a draw
WWWF @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – September 18, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Johnny Rodz) defeated Frank Williams
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – September 18, 1978
Jim Ray fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw
Tony Russo defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow
Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea
Coconut Willie defeated Little John
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 19, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Luis Lugo & Carlos Cruz defeated Tony Russo & Chris Corousine
9/23/78:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a backbreaker at 5:38
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a legdrop at 2:57
Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
9/30/78:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher Blackwell defeated Steve Cagle
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:16 with a legdrop
Luke Graham defeated Jerry Ralph
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
10/7/78:
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dave Darrow
Ernie Ladd defeated Jim Ray & Steve King in a handicap match
Victor Rivera defeated Jerry Ralph
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Carlos Cruz & SD Jones
Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo defeated Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Ernie Ladd & Crusher Blackwell via disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 20, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/23/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 5:31 with a running powerslam; after the bout, Williams was carried out on a stretcher with Vince McMahon then interviewing Blackwell & Wizard at ringside
Little Tokyo pinned Coconut Willie at 4:17 with an elbow drop after Willie missed a dropkick
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve Cagle via submission with a bearhug at 2:57
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray & SD Jones at 4:49 when Arion pinned Ray with a backbreaker
9/30/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe at 6:04 when Backlund pinned Estrada with the atomic drop; after the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly came to ringside
Cowboy Lang pinned Billy the Kid at 7:42 with an airplane spin
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Cagle at 2:05 with a butterfly suplex; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Rivera & Blassie at ringside
Dino Bravo pinned Tony Russo at 3:51 with an airplane spin
Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Stan Stasiak, & Butcher Vachon at 7:55 when Garea pinned Vachon following a backdrop
10/7/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured the announcement Ivan Koloff would face Larry Zbyszko the following week, which ended up not taking place:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 3:08 with a kneedrop off the top
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 5:54 following a DDT and several kneedrops; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Graham & Wizard at ringside
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:27 when DeNucci failed to get back in the ring before the 10-count following a dropkick which knocked him out of the ring to the floor
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jerry Ralph & Steve King in a handicap match at 4:27 by pinning Darrow with a falling punch
Dino Bravo, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 6:21 when Eric interfered as Bravo had Pierre in an airplane spin
Dark match after the taping: Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – September 21, 1978
Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo defeated Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Luke Graham fought Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Vineland, NJ – Senior High School South Gym – September 22, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Jose Estrada
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Steve King defeated Jim Ray
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – September 22, 1978
The scheduled Super Destroyer vs. Frank Williams match did not take place
Stan Stasiak defeated Mark Tendler at 6:37
Crusher Blackwell defeated Moose Monroe at 8:52
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon at 8:02
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tokyo & Kid won at 7:14; fall #2: Lang & Willie won at 7:41; fall #3: Lang & Willie won at 4:29
Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion to a 20-minute time -limit draw
Dusty Rhodes & Dino Bravo defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Rhodes & Bravo won via disqualification at 13:35; fall #2: Rhodes & Bravo won at 1:49
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – September 23, 1978
Steve King defeated Jose Estrada
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski pinned George Steele
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Wille defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – September 23, 1978
The scheduled Super Destroyer vs. Dominic DeNucci match did not take place
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe
Crusher Blackwell defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dusty Rhodes fought Superstar Billy Graham to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Luberjacks via disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – September 25, 1978
This card was not televised
Stan Stasiak pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:21
Victor Rivera pinned Larry Zbyszko at 6:28 after Rivera blocked a powerslam attempt by grabbing the top rope and caused himself to fall on top for the pin
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 8:10 after a collision mid-ring caused DeNucci to fall out to the floor
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 9:11 with a powerslam
Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack via count-out at 8:49 after a dropkick knocked Pierre out to the floor
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 4:01 with an elbow drop even though Strongbow put his foot on the ropes at the 2-count which was not seen by the referee
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 17:09 with the atomic kneedrop
Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack at 5:18 with a shoulderblock
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo at 5:11 when Willie pinned Kid
Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 1:03
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME – September 26, 1978
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Flemington, NJ – Hunterdon Central High School Gym – September 27, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Frank Williams defeated Jose Estrada
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double count-out
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – September 27, 1978
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Russo
Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – September 28, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Russo
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 29, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Jim Ray fought Tony Russo (sub. for Super Destroyer) to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 29, 1978
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Mater Christi High School Gym – September 30, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Victor Rivera (sub. for Pierre) via disqualification
Dino Bravo fought Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF @ Parsippany, NJ – Hills High School Gym – September 30, 1978
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School – September 30, 1978
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 1, 1978 (3,700)
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 13:07 after a suplex
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 13:05
Victor Rivera pinned Jim Ray at 8:47
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification when Dino Bravo, who was in Putski’s corner, interfered after Luke Graham tripped Putski from the outside
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 26:31
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 5:09 with a cradle
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 2, 1978
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 15:10
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via count-out at 10:24
Dino Bravo pinned Stan Stasiak at 6:48
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via count-out at 10:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia via count-out at 14:28
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 2:45
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid via pinfall at 14:10
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Springfield, VT – October 3, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Russo
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification
WWWF @ Westfield, NJ – Senior High School Gym – October 3, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Jose Estrada (sub. for Victor Rivera) defeated Steve King
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in Best 2 out of 3 falls match, one of the falls was won via disqualification
WWWF @ Belleville, NJ – High School Gym – October 4, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Jim Ray fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – October 4, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa at 12:20
Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dave Darrow at 10:10
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 16:10
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid at 18:40
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Loretto, PA – St. Francis College – October 5, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via submission with an abdominal stretch at 11:15
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski fought Luke Graham to a double disqualification at 12:40
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 21:15
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Wille defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo at 15:30 when Lang pinned Tokyo
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – October 5, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Tony Altimore
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King (sub. for Sylvano Sousa) Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 6, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 6, 1978
Dewey Robertson pinned Butcher Vachon (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) Johnny DeFazio pinned Joe Abbey
Luke & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Dusty Rhodes)
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Billy Red Lyons
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Wille defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – October 7, 1978
SD Jones defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a bullrope match
Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Dave Darrow defeated Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ New Castle, PA – High School Fieldhouse – October 7, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid defeated Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
WWWF @ Riverton, NJ – October 8, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Billy Red Lyons
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo
Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Tony Altimore
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 9, 1978
Super Destroyer defeated Johnny Rodz
Luke Graham defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out in a bullrope match; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 10, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
10/14/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino doing guest commentary for the show:
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe
Dino Bravo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ernie Ladd defeated Frank Williams
Leilani Kai defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak
Crusher Blackwell defeated Juan Lopez
10/21/78:
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Ray at 4:49 with a splash after hitting him with a foreign object
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Davey O’Hannon at 7:18 when Eric pinned Williams with a shoulderbreaker
SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 4:07 with a monkey flip out of the corner
Dino Bravo pinned Sabu with an airplane spin at 3:36
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a kneedrop off the top at 2:42
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia fought Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 9:42 when Maivia attacked Skaaland, who he had been arguing with for several minutes, threw him in the ring, ripped his shirt off and began choking him with it; Maivia then attacked Backlund as well as Arion & Rivera held him up until several other wrestlers came out to stop it; Backlund had wrestled the majority of the match himself after Maivia kept tagging out after only being in the ring 10-15 seconds at a time, which led to the arguments with Skaaland; as the show came to a close, Vince McMahon attempted to interview Backlund, with Backlund screaming “What happened?” and that he would “Kill than son of a bitch”
10/28/78:
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King with a butterfly suplex at 4:53
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 3:12 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Joe Rodriguez & Juan Lopez at 6:16 when Pierre pinned Lopez with a clothesline
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Ringo at 4:24 with a falling headbutt; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie about the actions of Peter Maivia last week, explaining that Backlund had been using him as a tag team partner so that he wouldn’t have to defend his title against him
Larry Zbyszko, Dino Bravo, & SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz, Stan Stasiak, & Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 5:36 when Stasiak and Koloff were double-teaming Jones
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 11, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Kitty Adams (sub. for Vicki Williams) fought Leilani Kai to a double count-out at 5:40
10/14/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Dino Bravo pinned Moose Monroe at 6:19 with an airplane spin
Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko at 9:34 when Rivera pinned Jones with a legdrop following a double slam; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie, Rivera & Arion at ringside
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Johnny Ringo at 4:52 with the kneedrop off the top
Tony Garea pinned the Great Sabu at 5:03 with a powerslam
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Sylvano Sousa at 3:21 with the running powerslam; after the bout, Blackwell hit an elbow drop on Sousa as he was been put on a stretcher
10/21/78 – included the Backlund & Maivia vs. Arion & Rivera match and aftermath from the 10/21/78 Championship Wrestling:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Steve King at 5:56
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out at 4:44
Dark match: Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko fought Crusher Blackwell & Spiros Arion to a draw; after the bout, Arion & Blackwell were interviewed at ringside
10/28/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Dino Bravo pinned Jose Estrada at 5:28 with an airplane spin
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams with a legdrop at 5:33; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blackwell & Wizard at ringside
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Ringo at 5:18 with a kneedrop
Johnny Rodz & Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray & Steve King at 6:02 when Rodz pinned King with a suplex
Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 7:48 after Scicluna shoved referee Dick Woehrle; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary, discussing the recent events where Peter Maivia turned on WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund and was now aligned with Freddie Blassie
Dark match after the taping: Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) at 7:56
WWWF @ Shirley, NY – October 12, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Pinky Larson
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Jim Ray fought Steve King to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 13, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Altimore
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 14, 1978 (10,134)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Tony Russo defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea in 9 seconds
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Victor Rivera at 16:36
Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Landisville, PA – October 15, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Billy Red Lyons via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & SD Jones defeated Super Destroyer, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – October 16, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Sylvano Sousa
Crusher Blackwell & Super Destroyer defeated Jim Ray & Dave Darrow
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham & Victor Rivera via count-out
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – October 16, 1978
Johnny Rodz vs. Jim Ray
Peter Maivia vs. Stan Stasiak
Crusher Blackwell vs. SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – October 17, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Stan Stasiak) via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – October 18, 1978
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Russo (sub. for Victor Rivera)
Ivan Koloff (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – October 18, 1978
Moose Monroe defeated Dave Darrow
Frank Williams defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow via forfeit
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Audtorium – October 19, 1978
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Crusher Blackwell & Luke Graham to a double disqualification
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 20, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Victor Rivera defeated Joe Crugnale
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Sylvano Sousa fought Frank Williams to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – October 20, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Altimore
Spiros Arion defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated Mark Tendler
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defated Jim Ray
Stan Stasiak fought SD Jones to a draw
Crusher Blackwell won a battle royal
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 21, 1978
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:50 after stopping Scicluna from using a weapon
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo at 10:05
SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe at 8:40 with a headbutt
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification when the champion tossed the referee from the ring
Stan Stasiak pinned Jim Ray at 8:05 with the heart punch
Crusher Blackwell pinned Larry Zbyszko at 5:20 with a powerslam
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea (sub. for Ivan Putski) at 6:45
Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & Peter Maivia defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at the 19-minute mark
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – October 22, 1978
Abe Jacobs fought Jeff Poltz to a 20-minute draw
Tony Atlas & Jay Youngblood defeated Gene & Ole Anderson at 22:11
Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera at 15:50
NWA U.S. Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:46 with a bodypress
WWWF @ Jamestown, MD – October 22, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Davey O’Hannon
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
Mark Tendler defeated Tony Altimore
Crusher Blackwell, Spiros Arion, & Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 23, 1978 (announced at 22,000)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; included Howard Finkel promoting the weekly WWWF TV airing in the New York City market; featured McMahon hosting an in-ring presentation where Gorilla Monsoon presented a check to the President of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of $17,005.89 which had been raised by the WWWF; included an in-ring segment in which Finkel promoted the Nov. 20 show with Luke Graham vs. Mike Paidousis, Tony Russo vs. Roddy Piper, Spiros Arion vs. SD Jones, Victor Rivera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci vs. Crusher Blackwell, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Ivan Koloff vs. Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dino Bravo, WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Peter Maivia, and Ernie Ladd vs. Andre the Giant; following the announcements, McMahon said the show would not air on TV and could only be seen live:
Johnny Rodz pinned Del Adams (Jim Ray) at 9:39 with a double underhook suplex after Adams missed a running shoulderblock into the turnbuckle
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw; the match ended just after Jones kicked out of a pin attempt; after the contest, the two continued to fight before the referee intervened
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Eric pinned Strongbow with a boot to the chest at 3:57; Maivia was booed upon his entrance to the ring; Strongbow and Maivia argued throughout the contest; Maivia was never legally in the match and there was no physicality until Maivia attacked his partner and left ringside
Crusher Blackwell pinned Tony Russo with a bodyslam and splash off the bottom rope at 4:39
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ernie Ladd with the atomic drop at 17:24 after the challenger failed a splash; prior to the bout, the champion was escorted ringside by Arnold Skaaland while Ladd was escorted by the Grand Wizard
Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 6:12 after Arion ignored the referee’s instructions to stop ramming Zbyszko’s head into the turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring
Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham when the referee stopped the match due to Graham bleeding from the face at 12:19 after repeated punches and kicks to the head from Sammartino; late in the match, Sammartino went to cover Graham but sat up at 2, opting to continue to punish his opponent instead of gain the pinfall (Sammartino’s MSG return after a 14-month absence)
Ivan Koloff pinned Tony Garea at 2:39 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:11 after kicking off the turnbuckle and falling back on DeNucci as DeNucci attempted a full nelson
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 3:46 with a dropkick that sent Graham into the corner after Graham thought he won the match
WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School Gym – October 24, 1978
Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Danbury, CT – October 24, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Luke Graham defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ Coventry, RI – High School Gym – October 25, 1978
Sylvano Sousa vs. Tony Russo
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher Blackwell vs. Dave Darrow
Dominic DeNucci vs. Ivan Koloff
Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Racine, PA – October 25, 1978
Crusher Blackwell & Spiros Arion defeated Tony Altimore & Dave Darrow
Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak
Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones defeated Dewey Robertson & Billy Red Lyons via count-out
Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Jim Ray defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Tony Russo
WWWF @ Concord, NH – High School Gym – October 25, 1978
Johnny Rodz vs. Jim Ray
Victor Rivera vs. Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak vs. Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Tony Garea vs. Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – October 26, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow after Maivia turned on his partner
Crusher Blackwell pinned Larry Zbyszko
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 27, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Dave Darrow
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Domenic DeNucci
Dino Bravo vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 27, 1978
Tito Torres fought Bull Molina to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea after 23 minutes
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – October 27, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Moose Monroe)
Steve King defeated Jose Estrada
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – October 28, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Power Memorial High School – October 28, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Mark Tendler defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
Orlando, FL – October 29, 1978 (matinee)
Ali Bey defeated Raul Mata
Prince Tonga defeated Pete Austin
Rocky Johnson & Jim Garvin defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Bobby Duncum in a bunkhouse match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWA World Champion Harley Race to a draw
Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – October 29, 1978
Dusty Rhodes & Killer Karl Kox vs. Pak Song & Bobby Duncum (w/ Sonny King) (Lights Out match)
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jack Brisco via disqualification
NWA World Champion Harley Race vs. Wahoo McDaniel
Included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Connellsville, PA – October 29, 1978 (matinee)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dewey Robertson via count-out
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWWF @ Landisville, PA – October 29, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Johnny Rodz
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – October 30, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones & Jim Ray
Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack pinned Dominic DeNucci
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 31, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Final taping from Philadelphia
11/4/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino providing guest commentary:
Dino Bravo defeated Mark Pole
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia defeated Fireball Robinson
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Cooper
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Billy Coleman
11/11/78:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Bob Culter
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack to a double disqualification
SD Jones defeated Mark Pole
Luke Graham defeated Steve Cooper
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Sabu
Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated Davey O’Hannon & Steve King
11/18/78:
Peter Maivia pinned SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Fireball Robinson
Dark match after the taping: Peter Maivia pinned Tony Garea
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 1, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/4/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino’s debut as commentator on the show, alongside Vince McMahon; included McMahon interviewing Freddie Blassie, Spiros Arion, & Victor Rivera at ringside:
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O’Hannon at 7:38 when Bravo pinned Estrada following an airplane spin
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 5:09 when all four wrestlers were brawling in the ring
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission at 1:52 with a half crab
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Tony Russo at 5:25 with a double tomahawk chop
11/11/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a double count-out at 7:26 when both men were brawling on the floor; Garea cleared Graham from the ring after the bout
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Cooper at 3:45 after dropping him throat first on the top rope; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Maivia at ringside, with Blassie saying Maivia had been used by WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund and Arnold Skaaland, which is why Maivia did what he did to them
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fireball Robinson via submission at 4:36 with a modified figure-4
Dino Bravo pinned BB Coleman at 5:15 with an airplane spin
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko at 5:14 when Pierre pinned Jones after Jones missed an elbowsmash in the corner when Pierre moved out of the way
11/18/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Ernie Ladd vs. Fred Marzino match from the 9/9/78 Championship Wrestling:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Bob Culter at 4:39 with a crucifix
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve Cooper & Fireball Robinson at 5:21 in a handicap match by pinning both men after slamming both men and hitting a legdrop on Robinson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blackwell & Wizard at ringside with Blackwell issuing a $5,000 open challenge for anyone who can slam him
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 4:58
Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe, Luke Graham, & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:20 when Bravo pinned Monroe
Dark match: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 8:49 in a non-title match
WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ – High School Gym – November 2, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Russo & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated Tony Garea
Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY – November 3, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia after Maivia turned on his partner
Ivan Koloff defeated Dominic DeNucci
Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a draw
Steve King defeated Frank Williams
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 3, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Frank Rodriguez defeated Sylvano Sousa
SD Jones defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell via disqualification; Tony Garea was the guest referee for the bout
Spiros Arion fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF @ Torrington, CT – High School – November 4, 1978
Arnold Skaaland defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 4, 1978 (matinee)
Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Crugnale
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Sylvano Sousa defeated Frank Williams
Dino Bravo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with an airplane spin and dropkick
Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out after bloodying Graham on the floor; there was some confusion as to the result since no official announcement was raised
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia when Strongbow was pinned following a double team move after Maivia walked out of the contest; that morning on television, Maivia attacked Arnold Skaaland
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – November 4, 1978
Steve King defeated Frank Rodriguez
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – November 5, 1978 (3,847)
Don Kernodle defeated Charlie Fulton
Bryan St. John defeated Joe Furr
Abe Jacobs defeated Mr. X #2
Skip Young defeated Chris Tolos
Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet & Rudy Kay
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera via disqualification in a non-title match
Ricky Steamboat & Paul Jones defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – NWA US Champion Ric Flair & Big John Studd to win the titles when Steamboat pinned Flair with a suplex
WWWF @ Shirley, NY – Arena – November 6, 1978
Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Tony Altimore
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Rochester, NH – November 7, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Maivia turned on his partner
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell
Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 8, 1978
Frank Williams fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Peter Maivia pinned Jack Savage (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Flemington, NJ – November 8, 1978
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 9, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Russo defeated Joe Crugnale
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a no contest
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – November 9, 1978
Johnny Rodz pinned Dave Darrow at 13:24
Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci at 19:04 with a splash
Frank Williams defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Stan Stasiak) via disqualification at 9:43
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 17:43 when Zbyszko was counted out after colliding with Eric and falling out of the ring
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 28:43
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 10, 1978
Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion defeated Joe Crugnale
Ivan Koloff fought Dino Bravo to a double count-out
WWWF @ Fairfield, CT – November 10, 1978
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Sylvano Sousa defeated Steve Cooper
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe
Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 11, 1978 (matinee)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pinky Larsen (sub. for Dino Bravo)
Spiros Arion (sub. for Ivan Koloff) defeated Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) & Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Spiros Arion & Crusher Blackwell defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Maivia turned on his partner
Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
WWWF @ Bergenfield, NJ – High School – November 11, 1978
Steve King fought Pete Reeves to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Davey O’Hannon defeated Tony Russo
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification after Graham hit the referee
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – November 12, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out; Dino Bravo was the guest referee
WWWF @ Racine, PA – November 13, 1978
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher Blackwell fought Tony Garea to a double count-out
Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – November 14, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Russo
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated Davey O’Hannon
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
– 11/15/78: WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg passed away at the age of 77.
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – OLPH High School – November 15, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a no contest
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 10:29 with a splash
Ivan Koloff pinned Tony Garea at 19:20 after the momentum of a crossbody by Garea put Koloff on top with Koloff also grabbing the tights for leverage
Spiros Arion pinned Larry Zbyszko at 10:42 after ramming Zbyszko into the turnbuckle
Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Jose Estrada (sub. for Pierre) at 16:09 when DeNucci pinned Estrada with an airplane spin
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – November 16, 1978
SD Jones defeated Crusher Blackwell
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Peter Maivia fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – November 17, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore at 9:48
Mark Tendler defeated Moose Monroe at 8:56
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo via disqualification at 8:31
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon at 4:36 when Eric pinned Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko at 6:58
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:55
Andre the Giant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 13:47
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 17, 1978
Pete Doherty fought Sylvano Sousa to a draw
Dave Darrow fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw
Jose Estrada defeated Joe Crugnale
Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 18, 1978 (15,249)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Altimore at 5:13
Luke Graham pinned Tony Russo at 4:46 with a thumb to the throat
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 4:45
Ivan Koloff pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:36 with a kneedrop off the top
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Crusher Blackwell at 14:58 with the atomic kneedrop
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a bullrope match via count-out at 8:13 after hitting Graham in the face with the cowbell attached to the rope; after the bout, Rhodes fought off an attack from Graham
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre’s team won via disqualification after Andre was triple teamed, fall #2: Andre pinned Pierre
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – November 19, 1978
#Dewey Robertson defeated Kim Chang at 4:16
Steve Bolos pinned Joe Marcus at 10:47
Johnny Weaver defeated Steve Muslim at 10:28 via submission with a sleeper
Jay Youngblood defeated Geoff Portz at 10:37
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Dino Bravo defeated Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Ken Patera at 24:44
NWA U.S. Champion Ric Flair pinned Ricky Steamboat at 37:24 even though Steamboat’s foot was on the rope during the cover
WWWF @ New Milford, CT – November 19, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 20, 1978
This card was not televised
Jose Estrada (sub. for Roddy Piper) pinned Tony Russo at 9:48 with a legdrop
Luke Graham pinned Mike Paidousis at 11:15 after using a foreign object
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:26; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Lumberjack Pierre at 11:20 with a roll over; fall #2: Lumberjack Eric pinned Garea at 7:39 with a running knee; fall #3: Koloff pinned Zbyszko at 4:27 with a kneedrop off the top
Spiros Arion pinned SD Jones at 5:31 with a boot to the chest
Dino Bravo fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification at 12:11 after both men shoved the referee down
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 9:18 after the champion received a headbutt on the floor
Andre the Giant pinned Ernie Ladd at 7:45 with a splash after Ladd failed a powerslam attempt
Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:16 with a splash from the bottom turnbuckle
Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – November 21, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
First taping from Allentown
11/25/78:
Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Paidousis
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & SD Jones via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mark Masters & Baron Mikel Scicluna
12/2/78 – Bruno Sammartino did guest commentary for the show; included the Ernie Ladd / Charlie Brown match from the 9/30/78 Championship Wrestling; included a feature on NWA World Champion Harley Race, where he was interviewed while footage of him was shown wrestling in Georgia and other territories:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 7:14
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 9:21 when Garea pinned Eric after the champions collided in the ring; after the match, Albano fired his team for losing the championship (Tag Team Champions)
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dave Darrow via submission with the spinning toe hold at 4:20
Ivan Putski pinned Mark Pole with the Polish Hammer at 2:09; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in the arena regarding their title win
12/9/78 – included the Ernie Ladd / SD Jones match from the 9/23/78 Championship Wrestling:
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Rodriguez in a handicap match at 5:38 when Rodriguez submitted to a bearhug
Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Williams via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:10
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 7:50
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Fred Marzino at 3:50
Ivan Putski pinned Mark Masters at 2:28; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Putski
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 22, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/25/78 – featured Gary Michael Cappetta’s first appearance as the ring announcer for All Star Wrestling; hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Peter Maivia & Freddie Blassie at ringside; included the Ernie Ladd vs. Stan Lavdas match from the 9/16/78 Championship Wrestling; included the WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich match from 6/16/75 MSG show:
SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 5:29 with a headbutt
Mike Paidousis pinned Mark Masters at 5:38 with a backdrop and kneedrop
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) via disqualification at 7:05 when Graham refused to stop beating on Bravo in the corner
12/2/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Dino Bravo at ringside; included an Ernie Ladd vs. Francisco Flores match from a late 1975 / early 1976 Championship Wrestling show:
Moose Monroe & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones & Dave Darrow at 9:02 when Scicluna pinned Darrow with a kneedrop to the chest
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:48 with a kneedrop off the top
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Mike Paidousis at 5:15 with a headbutt
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) at 7:49 in a non-title match with the atomic kneedrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Backlund at ringside
12/9/78 – included the WWWF Tag Team Champions Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko match from the 12/2/78 Championship Wrestling:
Tony Russo pinned Joe Hedges
Steve King pinned the Great Sabu
Dark matches:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out at 17:19
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 15-minute time limit draw
Peter Maivia & Luke Graham defeated Dino Bravo & SD Jones at 12:54 when Maivia pinned Jones hooking the tights for leverage
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – November 22, 1978
Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Frank Rodriguez defeated Joe Crespo
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Crusher Blackwell
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Londonderry, NH – November 23, 1978 (matinee)
Tony Russo defeated SD Jones via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Frank Williams fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Coliseum – November 23, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Andre the Giant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 24, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Crugnale
Tony Russo fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Mike Paidousis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Ivan Koloff (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 24, 1978
Luke Graham defeated Moose Monroe
Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 25, 1978 (10,500)
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Mike Paidousis to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Davey O’Hannon)
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 31:57
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 3:30
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham)
WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – November 26, 1978
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Crusher Blackwell, Spiros Arion, & Victor Rivera defeated Larry Zbyszko, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Hillside, NJ – Hillside High School Gymnasium – November 27, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Crusher Blackwell who worked the main event instead)
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci
Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – November 28, 1978
Mike Paidousis defeated Tony Altimore
Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz (sub. for Luke Graham) to a draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – November 28, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Crusher Blackwell
Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 29, 1978
Frank Williams fought Moose Monroe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:20
Crusher Blackwell fought Larry Zbyszko to a 25-minute time-limit draw; the match originally went to the 20-minute time-limit but five more minutes were granted
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification at 21:10
Dave Darrow pinned Tony Russo at 9:10
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 6:08 when Arion hit the referee as he was caught in a sleeper
WWWF @ Bronx, NY – November 29, 1978
Jose Estrada fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
Tony Altimore & Pierre defeated Johnny Rodz & Mike Paidousis
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 30, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Paidousis
Ivan Koloff defeated Dominic DeNucci
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ Cedar Grove, NJ – December 1, 1978
Davey O’Hannon defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Tony Russo fought Pete Reeves to a draw
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Ivan Koloff & Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 1, 1978
Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Paidousis
Crusher Blackwell defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 2, 1978 (7,200)
Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Russo pinned Mike Paidousis (sub. for Peter Maivia) at 7:03
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci with his feet on the ropes at 11:31
Peter Maivia (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) fought WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund to a double disqualification at 19:27
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 6:37
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 14:13
Dusty Rhodes fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out at 12:47
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:57
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 3:01
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 4, 1978 (6,850)
Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa at 11:10
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:40
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via disqualification at 10:20
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones at 11:40
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Paidousis at 11:30
Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack at 15:20 after Andre slammed Blackwell
Peter Maivia pinned Chief Jay Strongbow with his feet on the ropes at 6:15
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty at 10:04
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff in a Texas Death match at 16:30
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – December 5, 1978
Peter Maivia fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Crusher Blackwell & Pierre the Lumberjack
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo
WWWF @ Bensonhurst, NY – St. Finbar Parish Center – December 6, 1978
Tony Russo pinned Crusher Blackwell; after the bout, Blackwell refused to leave the ring until the referee changed the decision to a draw since Blackwell’s foot was on the rope during the cover
Spiros Arion pinned Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Crusher Blackwell & Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – December 7, 1978
Crusher Blackwell defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 8, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Russo
Pierre the Lumberjack defeated SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Flanders, NJ – Mt. Olive High School – December 9, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Davey O’Hannon defeated Tony Russo
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – December 9, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – December 10, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Bill Berger fought Ted Adams to a double disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Billy Red Lyons
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 11, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo at 12:27
Dominic DeNucci defeated Crusher Blackwell at 14:06
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Victor Rivera (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 15:47
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 8:04
Ivan Putski fought George Steele to a double disqualification at 5:46
Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 17:13
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – December 12, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated Mike Paidousis & Davey O’Hannon; this bout was originally taped to air on the 12/23 show but ended up not airing
SD Jones defeated Mark Pole
12/16/78 – included a repeat of the Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia vs. Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera match from the 10/21/78 Championship Wrestling, shown in full:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 2:50 following two elbow drops (Valentine’s debut)
Ivan Putski pinned the Great Sabu at 2:28 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams when Johnny pinned Williams at 3:30 with a piledriver (the Valiants’ return after a 3-year absence)
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Russo via submission with the Boston Crab at 1:17
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Silvano Sousa in a non-title match when Zbyszko pinned Sousa at 5:24 with a suplex
12/23/78 – featured Florida TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Ali Bey from Championship Wrestling from Florida; included the Bruno Sammartino vs. Ken Patera match from the 8/29/77 MSG show, announced as airing in place of a Spiros Arion / Victor Rivera tag match:
Steve Travis pinned Frank Rodriguez at 4:51 with a powerslam; prior to the bout, Joe Walcott was introduced to the crowd and shook hands with both participants (Travis’ debut)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Fred Marzino at 2:45 with a powerslam and a kneedrop
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Reeves at 2:01 after dropping him throat-first across the top rope; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Maivia at ringside
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 4:39 with a back suplex and an elbow drop
12/30/78:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Pete Reeves
Steve Travis defeated Mark Pole
Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Koloff, Victor Rivera, & Spiros Arion to a draw
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 13, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/16/78:
Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe at 3:16 with the Polish Hammer
Johnny & Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Davey O’Hannon & Steve King at 3:22 when King was pinned
Steve Travis pinned Tony Russo at 6:24
Greg Valentine pinned Mike Paidousis at 7:07 with an elbow drop
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:53
12/23/78:
Spiros Arion fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 2:32 with the Polish Hammer
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 2:53 after dropping Williams throat-first across the top rope
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:57
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 7:18 when Albano and Tony Garea both interfered; Zbyszko brought Garea to ringside mid-way through the bout after Albano interfered in the match; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Zbyszko & Garea at ringside
12/30/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino – included the WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Bob Backlund title match from the MSG 2/20/78 show, aired in full and without commentary:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Mike Paidousis at 5:59 when Johnny pinned Paidousis
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 3:36 following two elbow drops
Peter Maivia defeated Gypsy Rodriguez & the Great Sabu in a handicap match at 4:26
Ivan Koloff pinned Fred Marzino at 2:44 with a kneedrop off the top; Marzino was carried out by Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko after the bout
Dark matches after the taping:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:25
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out when Strongbow was beating up Blassie on the floor
Osaka, Japan – Prefectual Gym –December 14, 1978
Masanobu Kurisu defeated Akira Maeda via submission with an arm lock
Makoto Arakawa pinned Shoji Kai
Osamu Kido & George Takano d Haruka Eigen,Kuniaki Kobayashi when Kido p Kobayashi
Kantaro Hoshino defeated Thunder Sugiyama via disqualification
Hiro Matsuda pinned Strong Kobayashi
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu defeated Umanosuke Ueda & Ryuma Go in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fujinami pinned Go; fall #2: Go pinned Choshu; fall #3: Choshu defeated Ueda via disqualification
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Masa Saito via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki via count-out at 21:12; only Backlund’s title was on the line
WWWF @ Manville, NJ – December 14, 1978
Davey O’Hannon defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – December 14, 1978
Included Peter Maivia, Pierre the Lumberjack, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, SD Jones, Crusher Blackwell, and Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – December 15, 1978
Tony Altimore pinned Joe Abby at 5:47
Peter Maivia pinned Dominic DeNucci at 20:30
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:35
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 15:35
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a double count-out at 10:20
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 19:50 when Zbyszko pinned Pierre
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 15, 1978
Tito Torres vs. Bull Molina
Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow (sub. for Steve King)
Mike Paidousis defeated Jose Estrada
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Altoona, PA – December 16, 1978
Mike Mihalko defeated the Red Demon via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny DeFazio
Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 16, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
SD Jones pinned Mooose Monroe at 8:46 following three headbutts
Mike Paidousis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via disqualification at 8:22
Victor Rivera & Spiros Arion defeated defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea via count-out at 11:36 after Rivera low blowed Zbyszko, causing him to fall out of the ring
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada
Frank Williams pinned Tony Russo at 7:36
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 22:33 when the bout was stopped due to blood
Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:28 with a dropkick
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Crusher Blackwell after 19 seconds with a splash after Blackwell missed a dive from the bottom turnbuckle
Bruno Sammartino pinned George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) at 10:46
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – December 17, 1978
Mike Paidousis defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Moose Monroe defeated Dave Darrow
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Frank Williams, Pete Doherty, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera, Spiros Arion, Crusher Blackwell, & Pierre the Lumberjack in an elimination match
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 18, 1978
Televised on the MSG Network – included Vince McMahon on commentary:
SD Jones defeated Crusher Blackwell via disqualification at 7:09 when Blackwell began choking Jones across the bottom rope
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Martial Arts Champion Antonio Inoki pinned Texas Red (Red Bastien) at 16:27 with a German suplex
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea at 8:57 with a suplex
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Peter Maivia to a double count-out at 21:45
Ernie Ladd pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko at 3:47 with a legdrop
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Jose Estrada at 10:59 with a German suplex
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Ivan Koloff, Victor Rivera, & Lumberjack Pierre defeated Dino Bravo, Dominic DeNucci, & Dusty Rhodes at 5:54 when Koloff pinned DeNucci
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – Regent Theatre – December 26, 1978
Tony Russo fought Tito Torres to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Mark Pole (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Leilani Kai & Kitty Adams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Brown (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – December 26, 1978
Pete Doherty pinned Jose Estrada at 14:23 with a backslide and a reverse rolling cradle
Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a 20-minute draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 14:32 when Stasiak refused to break a choke
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:22
SD Jones defeated Jack Savage (sub. for Crusher Blackwell) at 3:10
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea (sub. for Dino Bravo) defeated Stan Stasiak & Crusher Blackwell (sub. for the Yukon Lumberjacks) at 9:00 when Andre pinned Blackwell with a splash
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – December 27, 1978
Jose Estrada fought Moose Monroe to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Crusher Blackwell) defeated Tony Altimore
Peter Maivia pinned Tony Garea
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Dino Bravo & Andre the Giant defeated Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Notre Dame Hall – December 27, 1978
Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Rodriguez
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin
Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – December 28, 1978
Tito Torres defeated Bull Molina
Steve King pinned Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in a steel cage match
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – December 28, 1978
Paul Mauret fought Paul Figueroa to a draw
Davey O’Hannon defeated Frank Rodriguez
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Spiros Arion)
Pete Reeves defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack
WWWF @ Webster, MA – December 28, 1978
Dave Darrow fought Frank Williams to a draw
SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz fought Mike Paidousis to a draw
Stan Stasiak pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – December 29, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe
Stan Stasiak defeated Davey O’Hannon
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 29, 1978
Jose Estrada vs. Dave Darrow
Tony Russo vs. Mike Paidousis
Pierre the Lumberjack vs. Frank Williams
Andre the Giant vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 30, 1978
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo at 10:04
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin at 13:40
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) to a no contest
Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea at 18:33 after Garea hit the corner
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match at 14:09 after hitting the atomic drop
Milwaukee, WI – Auditorium – December 30, 1978
Roger Kirby vs. ? (sub. for WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, who was announced as being injured when in fact he was wrestling in Baltimore)
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 30, 1978
Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Paidousis
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Victor Rivera defeated Dino Bravo
Dave Darrow defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification
Ivan Putski pinned Crusher Blackwell at 13:02
Andre the Giant pinned Ernie Ladd at 16:18