Note: To search for a specific wrestler, match, location, or date, locate the 'Find' option in your browser and type in the text you're looking for. 1979 WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - January 2, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 1/6/79: Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Bull Molina & Pete Reeves Steve Travis defeated Pail Mauret Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Tito Torres & Frankie Williams 1/13/79: Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo Ivan Koloff defeated Andre Zavita Victor Rivera defeated Joe Mascara Greg Valentine defeated Tony Valez 1/20/79: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Joe Mascara & Kevin Victor Ivan Putski defeated Tony Russo Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a kneedrop at 1:57 (Brower's return) Greg Valentine defeated Lou Palamouchi WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Bull Molina Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Peter Maivia, Ivan Koloff, & Victor Rivera via disqualification WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - January 3, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 1/6/79: Steve Travis pinned Bull Molino at 6:58 Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Mike Paidousis & Kevin Victor at 2:40 Victor Rivera defeated Paul Figeroa at 2:53 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Greg Valentine defeated Andre Esvada via submission with the figure-4 Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams at 4:22 1/13/79: WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera to a 10-minute time-limit draw Ivan Koloff pinned Jose Mascara at 5:23 Ivan Putski defeated Pete Reeves & Joe Furre in a handicap match at 2:42 Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams at 5:16 when Williams was pinned; after the bout, Jones cleared both Valiants and Albano out of the ring with headbutts Greg Valentine defeated Paul Figeroa via submission with the figure-4 at 2:47 Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mike Paidousis at 5:38 1/20/79: Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:55 with a powerslam Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones via submission with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine refused to break the hold until he was threatened that the decision would be reversed; Jones was then taken out on a stretcher Victor Rivera defeated Tito Torres at 1:47 Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mike Vargas at 1:06 Stan Stasiak pinned Bob Fury at 3:42 with the heart punch Ivan Putski & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo & Baron Mikel Scicluna when Scicluna submitted to Strongbow's sleeper Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a draw at 10:11 after Blassie went in the ring and interfered with his cane when the referee was down, and then Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko made the save for Putski WWWF @ West Orange, NJ - January 4, 1979 Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Baron Mikel Scicluna SD Jones fought Davey O'Hannon to a draw Steve King defeated Paul Figeroa Kitty Adams defeated Ester Cartwell Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera via count-out Bruno Sammartino fought Ivan Koloff to a no contest WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - January 5, 1979 Ted Adams fought Pete Reeves to a draw Mark Tendler defeated Tony Russo Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification Davey O'Hannon defeated Mark Pole Peter Miavia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - January 5, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe Stan Stasiak defeated Frankie Williams WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Victor Rivera & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ - John F. Kennedy High School Gym - January 6, 1979 Kitty Adams vs. Esther Cartwell Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Gorilla Monsoon Victor Rivera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow Ivan Putski vs. Ivan Koloff Included 2 other matches WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ - John F. Kennedy High School Gym - January 6, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Gorilla Monsoon and Victor Rivera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow did not take place as advertised Stan Lavdas defeated Mark Tendler via disqualification Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualficiation WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - January 9, 1979 Greg Valentine defeated ? WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated the Valiants Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Miavia WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - January 11, 1979 SD Jones vs. Pierre the Lumberjack WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera Ivan Putski & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Peter Maivia & Ivan Koloff Los Angeles, CA – January 12, 1979 Leroy Brown defeated Don Diamond Prof. Ito defeated the Butcher Andre the Giant defeated Bull Ramos Al Madril defeated Roddy Piper Twin Devil #1 defeated Chavo Guerrero WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Twin Devil #2 to a no contest Black Gordman fought Tom Jones to a draw Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Eddie Mansfield WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - January 12, 1979 Frank Holtz pinned Tony Altimore at 9:20 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny DeFazio at 18:55 Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 20:45 Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 13:10 when Sammartino was first to his feet after a mid-ring collision WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Victor Rivera & Johnny Valiant to a 30-minute time-limit draw WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - January 12, 1979 Frank Rodriguez vs. Pete Doherty Frank Williams vs. Johnny Rodz SD Jones vs. Stan Stasiak Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Pierre the Lumberjack WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - January 13, 1979 Davey O'Hannon defeated Steve King (sub. for Gypsy Rodriguez) Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo SD Jones defeated Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Stan Stasiak) Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pierre the Lumberjack Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera Peter Miavia defeated Ivan Putski when the bout was stopped due to blood Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF Champion Bob Backlund via count-out WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - January 14, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a draw Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Tony Russo Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak to a double disqualification Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia defeated Tony Garea Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification WWWF @ Laconia, NH - Middle School Gym - January 15, 1979 Pierre the Lumberjack vs. Johnny Rodz Stan Stasiak vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Peter Maivia vs. SD Jones Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ivan Koloff WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Victor Rivera & Spiros Arion WWWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - January 16, 1979 (1,711) SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Savage Tony Altimore defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Victor Rivera fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea WWWF @ Bangor, ME - January 17, 1979 Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Victor Rivera WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - January 18, 1979 The Fabulous Moolah & Susan Ferrara vs. Joyce Grable & Wenona Little Heart Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - January 18, 1979 Frank Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification Johnny Rodz defeated Pinky Larson Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - January 18, 1979 Davey O'Hannon vs. Steve King Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna The Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara vs. Joyce Grable & Winona Little Heart Peter Maivia vs. Chief Jay Strongbow WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea vs. Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera WWWF @ Albany, NY - January 19, 1979 WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zybysko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino Mark Tendler defeated Dave Darrow WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Little Heart at around the 11-minute mark WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia at around the 22-minute mark WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - January 20, 1979 SD Jones vs. Tony Russo Wenonah Littleheart vs. Suzette Ferrera Gorilla Monsoon vs. Pierre the Lumberjack WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff Also included 2 other matches WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - January 20, 1979 Dave Darrow pinned Mike Paidousis at 12:10 Pete Doherty pinned Mark Tendler at 15:20 with a sunset flip Johnny Rodz pinned Sylvano Sousa at 16:20 Bruno Sammartino defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification at 15:50 when Maivia hit Sammartino with a chair and pushed down the referee; Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Dave Darrow eventually made the save Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable at 13:50 Stan Stasiak fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out at 4:20 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera at the 14-minute mark when Garea pinned Scicluna with a sunset flip WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - January 22, 1979 The scheduled match with WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Johnny Rodz did took place; this card was not televised Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for SD Jones who appeared with a cast on his leg) pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:26 Roddy Piper pinned Frankie Williams at 12:17 with a neckbreaker (Piper's MSG debut) Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 17:18 after Koloff knocked him out of the ring after Putski had just woke the referee who had been knocked down just before Putski had hit the Polish Hammer; Dusty Rhodes made the save after the bout Dusty Rhodes pinned Lumberjack Pierre at 7:02 after missing a kick WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia in a steel cage match by escaping the cage at 20:46 by escaping over the top after knocking Maivia off the top of the cage back into the ring as both were fighting up there Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Little Heart at 8:04 when Moolah pinned Grable WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera at 9:49 when Garea pinned Stasiak with a powerslam WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - January 23, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: Dark match: Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Little Heart 1/27/79: Victor Rivera fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw Ivan Koloff defeated Steve King Fred Curry pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:59 with a flying crossbody (Curry's debut) Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams at 2:48 with a back suplex and two elbow drops WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a double count-out at 6:41 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Zbyszko was double-teamed until Bruno Sammartino made the save from the broadcast position 2/3/79: Ivan Putski defeated the Black Shadow Allen Coage defeated Charlie Brown Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino via submission at 6:23 with a bearhug after hitting him several times with a chair on the floor Victor Rivera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea to a double disqualification at 5:15 when the referee called for the bell when Garea ignored the 5-count when he was attacking Rivera in the corner Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo 2/10/79: Greg Valentine defeated Joe Mascara Fred Curry defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Bulldog Brower defeated Mark Cole Steve Travis defeated John Schmick Ivan Putski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Mike Hall Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - January 24, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 1/27/79: Ivan Koloff fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out Greg Valentine defeated Fred Marzino Fred Curry defeated Mike Hall Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Wenonah Little Heart Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea fought Johnny Valiant to a draw 2/3/79: Joyce Grable defeated Suzette Ferrara Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King Steve Travis defeated Tony Russo Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera via count-out 2/10/79: Greg Valentine defeated Steve King Fred Curry defeated John Schmidt Allen Coage defeated Joe Mascara Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz Andre the Giant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Tony Russo Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout WWWF @ Wilton, CT - High School Fieldhouse - January 25, 1979 Steve King vs. Johnny Rodz Tony Russo vs. Frank Rodriguez Frankie Williams vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Pierre the Lumberjack Andre The Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Peter Maivia & Stan Stasiak WWWF @ Nashua, NH - Coliseum - January 25, 1979 SD Jones vs. Sylvano Sousa Pete Doherty vs. Mike Hall Dave Darrow vs. Allen Coage Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferriera vs. Joyce Grable & Wennona Little Heart Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion Larry Zbyszko vs. Victor Rivera WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - January 27, 1979 Tony Russo vs. Frank Williams Davey O'Hannon vs. Gorilla Monsoon Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Joyce Grable & Wenonah Littleheart vs. Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski vs. Ivan Koloff & Spiros Arion WWWF @ Springfield, MA - January 27, 1979 Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty Allen Coage defeated Joe Cagle Tony Altimore defeated Pete Doherty Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino Bruno Sammartino defeated Victor Rivera via count-out WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ - High School Gym - January 29, 1979 Steve King fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time limit draw Mike Hall defeated Tony Altimore at 15:29 Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams at 15:27 Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 18:08 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera & Stan Stasiak when Garea pinned Stasiak WWWF @ Worcester, MA - February 1, 1979 Frank Williams vs. Johnny Rodz Dave Darrow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Allen Coage vs. Tony Russo SD Jones vs. Stan Stasiak WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Peter Maivia WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko vs. Spiros Arion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Victor Rivera Ivan Putski vs. Ivan Koloff WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ - February 2, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera WWWF @ Providence, RI - February 3, 1979 Gypsy Rodriguez fought Pete Doherty to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams Tony Altimore defeated Mike Hall via disqualification Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Russo Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via count-out WWWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - February 6, 1979 (1,341) Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Russo Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Tony Garea defeated Mike Hall WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Peter Maivia & Ivan Koloff WWWF @ Bangor, ME - February 7, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike Hall, Victor Rivera, & Peter Miavia WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - February 8, 1979 Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Koloff, Stan Stasiak, & Peter Maivia WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Ave. Armory - February 9, 1979 WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Sprios Arion WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff Also included 4 other matches WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - February 10, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams SD Jones defeated Tony Russo Mark Tendler defeated Steve King Peter Maivia defeated Tony Garea Ivan Koloff fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Victor Rivera via count-out Allen Coage defeated Tony Altimore Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Johnny Rodz WWWF @ Steubenville, OH - St. John's Arena - February 11, 1979 The scheduled match between Ivan Putski and Spiros Arion did not take place Frank Holtz defeated the Red Demon via disqualification at the 14-minute mark Ivan Koloff fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Koloff & Peter Maivia in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Maivia pinned Garea at the 11-minute mark; fall #2: Garea pinned Koloff with a cradle and fast count at 3:15; fall #3: Maivia and Koloff were disqualified at the 2-minute mark Johnny Valiant defeated Johnny DeFazio via count-out at the 6-minute mark WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - February 13, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 2/17/79: WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Victor Rivera & Allen Coage to a 10-minute time-limit draw WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Frank Williams with a backslide at 4:59 WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mike Paul at 3:38 with a powerslam and elbow drop (Dibiase's debut) Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 3:40 when Jerry pinned Jones with an elbow drop (Jerry's debut) Greg Valentine defeated an unknown 2/24/79: Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 5:16 following several kneedrops and an elbow drop Hussein Arab defeated Bobo Murdoch at 5:08 Fred Curry pinned Bob Fulton at 4:57 with a flying crossbody Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Colt at 5:19 with a backbreaker over the knee Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Victor Rivera, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Stan Stasiak via count-out at 10:22 when Stasiak was counted out as the other five wrestlers were brawling in the ring 3/3/79: WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a curfew draw WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - February 14, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 2/17/79: WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:52 Bulldog Brower defeated Bill Berger at 5:08 Hussein Arab defeated Bob Fury at 3:53 WWWF North American Champion Ted DiBiase defeated Tony Russo at the 5-minute mark Fred Curry pinned Bobo Murdoch at 5:28 Steve Travis fought Stan Stasiak to a curfew draw 2/24/79: WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Victor Rivera at 5:58 when Scicluna was pinned WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Tony Russo at 4:30 Ivan Putski pinned Bob Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 3:17 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:02 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike Hall via submission with the sleeper at 4:27 Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis via count-out at 4:31 3/3/79: WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Bob Colt at 2:19 Fred Curry pinned Paul Maret at 1:30 Allen Coage defeated Jeff Rhodes at 2:25 Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with the figure-4 at 7:07 after Wizard threw water over Valentine to wake him up when both wrestlers and the referee were down; Valentine refused to break the hold after the bout, with Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea trying to make him break the hold; Gorilla Monsoon eventually came out and hit Valentine in the head with the water pitcher to make him break the hold; Strongbow was eventually taken out on a stretcher and the incident was credited for breaking Strongbow's leg Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 1:18 with an elbow drop; during the bout, Strongbow was still being treated at ringside and had a cast put on his leg Dominci DeNucci, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Bulldog Brower, Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a curfew draw; during the bout, an ambulance finally arrived at the arena to take Strongbow away with the cameras focusing on that, rather than the match in the ring Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Johnny Valiant at 9:45 with an atomic drop WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - February 15, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw Johnny Valiant, Victor Rivera, & Lou Albano defeated Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Mike Hall with a reverse somersault at 17:54 Steve Travis pinned Tony Altimore with an armlock at 7:23 Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification at 13:25 after Miavia attempted to use a chair WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - February 16, 1979 Johnny DeFazio pinned Joe Abby at 11:55 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Nick Busick at 10:35 Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 23:45 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Valiant & Victor Rivera at 31:20 when Zbyszko pinned Rivera Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire at 7:15 Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 9:15 WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - February 17, 1979 Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo at 3:56 Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall at 6:13 with a clothesline WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:13 with a backslide Peter Maivia pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:08 with his feet on the ropes after DeNucci missed a splash in the corner Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:33, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Garea at 14:15 after a double bodyslam and an elbow drop; fall #2: Garea pinned Johnny at 5:56 after a failed bodyslam; fall #3: Albano pinned Zbyszko at 3:22 after the Valiants dropped Zbyszko throat-first on the top rope WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match at 13:46 by escaping over the top Victor Rivera pinned Tony Altimore at 5:48 Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones at 5:43 after an elbow drop Steve Travis pinned Stan Stasiak at 6:37 after a dropkick WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - February 18, 1979 Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Victor Rivera defeated Mike Hall Steve Travis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out Lou Albano, Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Koloff WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 19, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network - included Vince McMahon on commentary; the scheduled match between Chief Jay Strongbow & Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny & Jimmy Valiant did not take place due to time constraints: Allen Coage pinned Frankie Williams at 6:38 with a clothesline (Coage's MSG debut) Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 8:45 after Putski backdropped Rivera over the top WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Greg Valentine to a 60-minute time-limit draw at 59:18; after the match, Skaaland saved Backlund from the figure-4 by hitting Valentine with the world title belt (Valentine's MSG return after a 4-year absence) Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:50 with an inside cradle (Travis' MSG debut) WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Tony Russo at 5:58 following two dropkicks WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Peter Maivia at 5:52 when Zbyszko pinned Stasiak after Garea dropkicked his partner as he was being held up for a powerslam so he fell on top of Stasiak for the pin Ivan Putski (sub. for Bruno Sammartino who was snowbound in Pittsburgh and unable to get a flight to New York) fought Ivan Koloff to a curfew draw at around the 7:30 mark; during the bout, Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant walked around ringside - 2/21/79: Carlos "Carlito Caribbean Cool" Colon Jr. was born. WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Notre Dame Hall - February 21, 1979 The ring crew never showed up to the show so instead the wrestlers fought on gym mats Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Tony Russo) Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - February 22, 1979 Steve Travis vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny Valiant WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Jimmy Valiant Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine Ivan Putski vs. Ivan Koloff (guest referee: Larry Zbyszko) WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - February 23, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Pete Reeves Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 14:05 Frank Williams defeated Allen Coage via disqualification at 12:20 Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 28:30 Ivan Putski pinned Victor Rivera at 17:40 WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - February 24, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Mike Hall Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino Dominic DeNucci defeated Joe Crugnale Steve Travis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Dusty Rhodes defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification when Backlund accidentally struck the referee WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - February 26, 1979 Allen Coage vs. Mike Hall Steve Travis vs. Victor Rivera Dominic DeNucci vs. Bulldog Brower Larry Zbyszko vs. Greg Valentine Tony Garea vs. Ivan Koloff WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant WWWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - February 27, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera Greg Valentine defeated Larry Zbyszko Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification WWWF @ Waterville, ME - February 28, 1979 Tony Altimore defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out Dominic DeNucci defeated Victor Rivera Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out WWWF @ Nashua, NH - Coliseum - March 1, 1979 Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera & Johnny Rodz Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ - Centrum - March 1, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mark Tendler Ivan Koloff pinned SD Jones with a cradle WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out Larry Sharpe pinned Frank Williams Vicki Williams & Suzette Ferarra defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai when Williams pinned Martin WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - March 2, 1979 Steve King fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw Allen Coage pinned Dave Darrow after the 12-minute mark Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones after the 7-minute mark Suzette Ferrara & Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin after the 16-minute mark Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out after the 22-minute mark WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - March 2, 1979 Pete Doherty defeated Frankie Williams Tony Altimore defeated Fred Marzito Mike Hull defeated Pete Doherty Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis via disqualification Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ - March 3, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification Steve King defeated Mark Tendler via disqualification Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Vicki Williams & Suzette Ferriera defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - March 3, 1979 Joe Cagle defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification at 12:09 after Altimore used the top rope to choke his opponent Mike Hall pinned Fred Marzino with a boot to the chest Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification at 15:10 after Sousa pushed the referee twice Peter Maivia defeated Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 11:50 after hitting Sammartino with a chair on the arena floor Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:15 with a cradle Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci with an elbow drop (Valentine's Boston debut) Allen Coage pinned Dave Darrow with a backbreaker WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Jimmy Valiant) & Johnny Valiant at 12:25 when Garea pinned Scicluna WWWF @ Bear, DE - March 4, 1979 Frank Rodriguez defeated Frankie Williams Paul Mauret fought Paul Figueroa to a double count-out Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King Judy Martin defeated Suzette Ferrara Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Frankie Williams WWWF @ South Orange, NJ - March 5, 1979 Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Allen Coage defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - March 6, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 3/10/79: Greg Valentine defeated Dave Darrow WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X Allen Coage defeated John Schmidt Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Frankie Williams at around the 4-minute mark when Johnny pinned Williams with an elbow drop following an elbow to the back as Jerry held Williams in a front facelock; during the bout, both Albano & Jimmy briefly joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary Bulldog Brower defeated Joe Maskara Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via referee's decison at 5:34 when the match was stopped due to the curfew 3/17/79: WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:27 Allen Coage fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 5:37 Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King at 1:16 Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow at 3:27 Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada at 2:45 Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mr. X at 7:26 3/24/79: WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Frank Rodriguez at 1:53 with a powerslam Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 1:54 with a kneedrop off the top Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mark Pole at 2:34 following two elbow drops Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frankie Williams at 3:41 with an elbow drop after ramming Williams' head into his pointed toe Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea to win the titles at 10:54 when Johnny pinned Zbyzsko after Jerry and Zbyzsko collided and Jimmy pulled Jerry to the floor, allowing Johnny to take his place in the ring (Tag Team Champions) Fred Curry pinned Mr. X with a sunset flip at 4:38; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed new Tag Team Champions the Valiant Brothers and Capt. Lou Albano at ringside Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant via disqualification WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - March 7, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 3/10/79: WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned John Schmidt at the 38-second mark Fred Curry pinned Frank Rodriguez at 2:35 following two dropkicks Victor Rivera fought Larry Zbyszko to a 10-minute time-limit draw SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 7:17 after Rodz refused to stop choking Jones Mr. X pinned Paul Figueroa at 5:14 Dark match: Bulldog Brower pinned Tony Garea at 14:25 with a headbutt 3/17/79: Larry Zbyszko pinned Mr. X at 6:30 Ivan Putski pinned John Schmidt at 3:08 with the Polish Hammer Bulldog Brower defeated Dave Darrow at 5:21; after the bout, Brower kicked Darrow off the stretcher he was being carried out on Tony Garea fought Allen Coage to a double disqualification at 7:12 Fred Curry & Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:38 3/24/79: WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Jose Estrada The Great Hussein Arab defeated Steve King at 2:31 Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frankie Williams via submission with a half crab at 4:52 Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mark Pole at 3:35 WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) fought Ivan Putski & Fred Curry to a curfew draw at 7:21; the Valiants were not recognized as the champions despite having won them on Championship Wrestling which aired the same day - 3/9/79: Melina Perez was born. WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - March 9, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzito Frank Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw Bulldog Brower defeated Frankie Williams Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis WWWF @ Vineland, NJ - High School Gym - March 9, 1979 Jack Evans fought Larry Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw Allen Coage defeated SD Jones at 14:05 Dominic DeNucci defeated Victor Rivera at 15:40 Nikolai Volkoff fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double count-out at 13:35 Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea via count-out at 30:14 WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - March 10, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:43 Allen Coage pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:08 Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 12:30 after Rivera missed a flying bodypress and fell out of the ring to the floor Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 27:13 Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones at 5:14 with an elbow drop Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 11:14 after the referee was knocked out when both were brawling; they were eventually broke up by Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 9:20 after Johnny kept ramming Garea into the ringpost; Johnny wrestled the entire match himself for his team WWWF @ Steubenville, OH - March 11, 1979 Johnny DeFazio fought Nick Busick to a double count-out Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Johnny Valiant pinned Larry Zbyszko WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Our Lady of Guadalupe Youth Center - March 13, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Evans Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out Allen Coage defeated SD Jones Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw WWWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ - March 14, 1979 Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz Bulldog Brower pinned Tony Garea Greg Valentine pinned Larry Zbyszko Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones Ivan Putski defeated Peter Miavia via count-out WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - March 15, 1979 SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via count-out WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - March 16, 1979 Pete Doherty vs. Jose Estrada Steve Travis vs. ? Ivan Putski vs. Peter Maivia WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - March 16, 1979 Mr. X fought Mark Tendler to a draw Allen Coage defeated Frankie Williams Victor Rivera defeated Mike Hull Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz Jerry & Johnny Valiant fought Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to a double disqualification Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - March 17, 1979 (matinee) Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Victor Rivera defeated Mr. X Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Hull Ernie Ladd defeated Dusty Rhdoes when the referee stopped the match due to blood Capt. Lou Albano, Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Steve Travis Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - March 17, 1979 Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz Victor Rivera pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis via count-out Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes when the referee stopped the match due to blood Ernie Ladd pinned Dominic DeNucci WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia Capt. Lou Albano, Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - March 18, 1979 Bulldog Brower defeated Victor Rivera Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones Andre the Giant, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea defeated Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ernie Ladd Also included: Dominic DeNucci, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Allen Coage, Steve Travis, and Johnny Rodz WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - March 19, 1979 Steve Travis fought Peter Maivia to a draw Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci Victor Rivera defeated Mike Hall Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko fought Lou Albano, Johnny & Jerry Valiant to a draw WWWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - March 20, 1979 (1,894) Allen Coage defeated Mike Hull Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Jerry & Johnny Valiant WWWF @ Bangor, ME - March 21, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Hull Allen Coage defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia defeated Larry Zbyszko Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Lou Albano when the match was stopped due to blood WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - March 22, 1979 Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via count-out Ivan Koloff pinned Dominic DeNucci WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via count-out WWWF @ Albany, NY - March 23, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler Steve Travis fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams Jerry & Johnny Valiant fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia in a lumberjack match WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - March 24, 1979 (3,200) Jose Estrada fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time limit draw Tony Altimore pinned Mike Hall at 11:15 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 23:55 with the atomic kneedrop; the referee failed to notice Maivia's foot on the bottom rope during the cover SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 13:43 with several elbow drops Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - March 25, 1979 John Yachetti defeated Terry Yorkston at 5:48 Dewey Robertson defeated Al Costello at 8:29 Moose Morowski defeated Steve Bolus at 7:05 NWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff defeated Ken Patera & Big John Studd at 20:04 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel to a double count-out at 39:10 when both men began brawling on the floor Greg Valentine defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dino Bravo via disqualification at 14:19 NWA US Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair at 18:06 WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - March 26, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:35 with a backslide Allen Coage pinned SD Jones at 4:02 with a clothesline Steve Travis pinned Mike Hall at 5:32 with a boot to the chest Dick Murdoch pinned Johnny Rodz at 1:20 with a suplex WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine in a No Time Limit match at 30:56 with the atomic kneedrop; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland and the Grand Wizard escorted their respective wrestlers to ringside Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 6:04 after getting his leg tied in the ropes Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 12:14 after backdropping Koloff over the top rope to the floor; prior to the bout, Howard Finkel introduced WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to the crowd and announced he would be appearing on the 4/30 card Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:04; fall #1: Jerry pinned Garea at 12:37 with a clothesline; fall #2: Garea defeated Jerry via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:08; fall #3: Johnny pinned Zbyzsko at 3:59 with a piledriver Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via referee's decision at 9:13 when the bout was stopped due to curfew; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Maivia to ringside WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - March 27, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jose Mascara at 4:21 following several standing kneedrops; after the bout, Brower returned to the ring and further attacked his opponent and shoved the referee out of the ring; Mascara was eventually taken out on a stretcher after Ted Dibiase, Fred Curry, and SD Jones came out to help 3/31/79: Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated two unknowns 4/7/79: Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Allen Coage via referee's decision when the match went to curfew 4/14/79: Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 1:52 following two elbow drops; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Valentine & Wizard, during which Vince said Chief Jay Strongbow had sent a telegram saying he would be back; Valentine responded by saying that would not happen and Strongbow was finished Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall with the Polish Hammer at 3:12 Jimmy Valiant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Fred Curry, & Steve Travis to a double disqualification at 8:47 when all six wrestlers began brawling in and out of the ring WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - March 28, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 3/31/79: WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:29 with a flying elbow smash Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 2:38 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Mr. X at 9:54 with the atomic drop Bulldog Brower pinned Fred Marzino at 1:40 4/7/79: Dr. Death (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with a Boston Crab Greg Valentine pinned John Schmidt with a suplex at 3:57 Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Mike Hall & Allen Coage when Putski pinned Hall with the Polish Hammer Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones at 6:58 WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams at 5:24 when Williams was pinned with a clothesline and elbow drop 4/14/79: Dominic DeNucci pinned Mike Hall at 5:24 with an airplane spin WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mr. X at 7:34 with an elbow drop Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King at 3:04; prior to the bout, Hussein did a demonstration with his Persian clubs and then allowed King to attempt the demonstration as well; King was able to pick the clubs up, but was unable to do the demonstration Bulldog Brower defeated John Schmidt at 2:13 Ivan Putski & Steve Travis defeated Allen Coage & Baron Mikel Scicluna when Travis pinned Scicluna Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Bulldog Brower (sub. for Ivan Koloff) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a double count-out WWWF @ Marlton, NJ - Cherokee High School - March 29, 1979 Mr. X defeated Jose Estrada Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Ivan Putski WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Hall Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams WWWF @ Newark, NJ - Piscataway High School Gym - March 29, 1979 Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Jimmy Valiant Ivan Koloff vs. Fred Curry Also included Victor Rivera, Steve Travis, and four others During this time, the WWWF was renamed the WWF WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - March 30, 1979 Johnny DeFazio fought Jim Grabmire to a 20-minute time-limit draw Billy Red Lyons pinned the Red Demon at 6:20 Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci at 20:55 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 18:35 by escaping a vertical suplex and hitting the atomic drop; Gorilla Monsoon was the special referee for the bout Capt. Lou Albano, Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Jerry pinned Zbyszko at 10:30; fall #2: Putski pinned Johnny at 6:15; fall #3: Johnny pinned Garea at 7:06 SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 4:45 WWF @ Springfield, MA - March 31, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Victor Rivera via disqualification after sustaining several illegal blows Allen Coage defeated Frankie Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Hall Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ivan Putski & SD Jones at 14:39 Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea Steve Travis defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification when Miavia refused to stop choking his opponent WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 16:49 WWF @ Queens, NY - St. Mary Gate of Haven Auditorium - April 3, 1979 Steve Travis vs. Mike Hall Fred Curry vs. Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko vs. Allen Coage Tony Garea vs. Greg Valentine Ivan Putski vs. Peter Maivia WWF @ Rutherford, NJ - Fairleigh Dickinson University - April 4, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Allen Coage defeated SD Jones Ivan Putski defeated Peter Miavia via count-out WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko WWF @ New Brunswick, NJ - Rutgers University - April 5, 1979 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Peter Miavia WWF @ Worcester, MA - April 5, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Mike Hall Allen Coage defeated SD Jones Jose Estrada fought Dave Darrow to a draw Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski when the bout was stopped due to blood WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko WWF @ Staten Island, NY - April 6, 1979 Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Fred Curry defeated Frank Rodriguez Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Miavia WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 6, 1979 SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw Allen Coage defeated Steve King Bulldog Brower fought Steve Travis to a double disqualification Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out WWF @ New York City, NY - Power Memorial Academy - April 7, 1979 Included Fred Curry, Allen Coage, Larry Zbyszko, and Peter Maivia WWF @ Nashua, NH - Coliseum - April 7, 1979 Steve Travis vs. Mike Hall Bulldog Brower vs. Pete Doherty Tony Garea vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant Ivan Putski vs. Greg Valentine WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - April 9, 1979 Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones via submission with a half crab Fred Curry pinned Mr. X Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy, Jerry, & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the Valiants were disqualified; fall #2: Andre pinned Johnny WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - April 10, 1979 (1,521) Bulldog Brower defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Fred Curry) WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis Andre the Giant defeated Peter Maivia WWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - April 11, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Larry Zbyszko to a 20-minute draw Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci at 18:20 Bulldog Brower defeated Tony Garea at 11:10 Peter Maivia defeated Tony Altimore at 8:20 Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant via count-out at 15:20 WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - April 12, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall at 9:39 Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:38 Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a 15-minute time-limit draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore at 6:18 WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko at the 52-second mark WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea at 6:48 Andre the Giant defeated Peter Maivia at 6:33 Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones via submission with a Boston Crab at 7:56 Andre the Giant won a $5,000 16-man battle royal by last eliminating WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant; other participants included (in order of elimination): Tony Altimore, Mike Hall, Jose Estrada, Larry Zbyszko, Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, Mr. X, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Steve Travis, Johnny Rodz, SD Jones, Greg Valentine, Dominic DeNucci, and WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant WWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Ave. Armory - April 13, 1979 Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Gypsy Rodriguez after the 13-minute mark Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall after the 15-minute mark Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones after the 16-minute mark Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification after the 25-minute mark; Andre the Giant was the guest referee for the bout WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 13, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams Allen Coage defeated Fred Marzino Dave Darrow fought Pete Doherty to a draw Steve King fought Sylvano Sousa to a draw WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - April 14, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:40 Bulldog Brower pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:33 with a kick to the head Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall at 8:10 using the ropes for leverage WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 16:04 in a lumberjack match with the atomic kneedrop; the lumberjacks were all the other wrestlers on the card Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 15:45 with an elbow drop Andre the Giant, Steve Travis, & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Fred Curry) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: DeNucci pinned Jerry at 4:15 with a sunset flip following a forearm from Andre; fall #2: Jerry pinned DeNucci after Johnny jumped on DeNucci from the top; fall #3: Andre pinned Jimmy at 2:48 WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - April 15, 1979 Mr. X defeated Mike Hall SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Andre the Giant defeated Ernie Ladd Steve Travis defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification WWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko WWF @ Roselle, NJ - High School - April 16, 1979 Greg Valentine vs. Tony Garea WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - April 16, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Mike Hall Johnny Rodz defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Bulldog Brower defeated Joe Mascara Allen Coage defeated SD Jones Andre the Giant & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant via disqualification WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - April 17, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Televised in Japan - 4/20/79: WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Frank Rodriguez at 10:36 with a sunset flip; after the bout, Fujinami was interviewed at ringside by the Japanese TV announcer Televised in Japan - 4/20/79: NWF Heavyweight Champion Antonio Inoki defeated Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) via submission at 10:11 with a bow and arrow; after the bout, Inoki was interviewed at ringside by the Japanese TV announcer 4/21/79: Nikolai Volkoff pinned Frank Williams at 8:02 Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 6:05 (Patterson's debut) Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mike Hall at 2:58 (Santana's debut) Greg Valentine pinned Billy Martinez at 3:44 Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 6:08 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera, SD Jones & Nick Busick at 6:36 when Jerry pinned Busick 4/28/79: Allen Coage pinned Lyndsey Lyle Greg Valentine pinned Fred Marzino at 4:53 Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 4:57 Televised in Japan - 4/20/79: Andre the Giant defeated Mark Pole & Mike Hall in a handicap match at 4:06 by pinning both men at the same time following a boot to the face to Pole, and then dropping Hall down on top of his partner Televised in Japan - 4/20/79: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:52 with a German suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Backlund cleared Capt. Lou Albano out of the ring (who had came to ringside during the bout) with a back drop and a dropkick, with Skaaland then hitting Albano with Backlund's title belt on the floor Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominc DeNucci, Johnny Rivera, & Billy Martinez at 7:27 when Johnny pinned Martinez 5/5/79: Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mr. X at 6:38 Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera at 5:36 Steve Travis pinned Moose Monroe at 3:35 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Brute Bryan at 5:42 Hussein Arab pinned Steve King at 3:38 Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - April 18, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 4/21/79: Nikolai Volkoff defeated Nick Busick at 4:29 Steve Travis & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz & Mark Pole at 6:48 when Dibiase pinned Pole with an elbow drop Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones at 4:06 with an elbow drop Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 7:06 with a spinning toe hold into a bridge Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry, & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, Steve King, & Frank Williams at 3:28 when Jimmy pinned Williams 4/28/79: Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 7:09 Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:41 by sitting on and pinning both at the same time Greg Valentine pinned Steve King at 4:12 with a suplex and elbow drop Steve Travis & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Allen Coage & Mike Hall at 9:46 when Travis pinned Hall 5/5/79: Bulldog Brower defeated Fred Marzino Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 4:13 Greg Valentine pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:58 Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall at 5:22 with the Polish Hammer Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry, & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Dominic DeNucci, & Nick Busick at 9:56 when Jerry pinned Busick following a double clothesline from he and Johnny Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant pinned Peter Maivia at 7:04 WWF @ Totowa, NJ - April 19, 1979 SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz Steve Travis defeated Mr. X Johnny Valiant defeated Jose Estrada Andre the Giant & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Peter Maivia & Greg Valentine when Andre pinned Maivia; the bout replaced the scheduled Maivia vs. WWF World Champion Bob Backlund match Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera Hussien Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 20, 1979 Bulldog Brower pinned Steve Travis Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones Hussein Arab pinned Frankie Williams Allen Coage defeated Pete Doherty Gypsy Rodriguez fought Moose Monroe to a draw WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - April 20, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Mark Pole Mark Tendler defeated Mike Hall Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry, Johnny, & Jimmy Valiant WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - April 21, 1979 Tony Altimore defeated Jose Estrada Hussien Arab defeated SD Jones Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mr. X WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mike Hall Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Ivan Putski Bruno Sammartino defeated Peter Maivia in a steel cage match by escaping through the door after ramming Miavia into all four corners of the cage WWF @ Steubenville, OH - St. John Arena - April 22, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mike Sykes at the 16-minute mark Nick Busick pinned Jim Grabmire at 10:25 Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant fought WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification at the 16-minute mark Johnny DeFazio pinned the Red Demon at 8:10 Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out at 7:20 WWF @ Manville, NJ - Christ the King High School Gym - April 24, 1979 Frank Rodriguez fought Mike Hall to a draw WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz Tony Altimore (sub. for Fred Curry) defeated Jose Estarda via disqualification Steve Travis defeated Mr. X Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification WWF @ Brooklyn, NJ - NOrth Utrecht High School - April 25, 1979 SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz when Rodz pinned himself with a German suplex into a bridge Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out when DeNucci fell to the floor after missing a tackle Andre the Giant & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant via count-out when the Valiants refused to return to the ring WWF @ Parsippany, NJ - Parsippany-Hills High School - April 25, 1979 Fundraiser for Volunteer Fire District No. 3 Hussein Arab defeated Mike Hall Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski Also included: Allen Coage, Steve Travis, Jose Estrada, and Fred Curry WWF @ Worcester, MA - April 26, 1979 Ivan Putski pinned Bulldog Brower Andre the Giant, Steve Travis, & WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny, Jerry, & Jimmy Valiant via disqualification Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Hall Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 27, 1979 SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Hussein Arab defeated Steve King Mike Hall defeated Frankie Williams WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - April 27, 1979 Billy Red Lyons fought Jim Grabmire to a 20-minute time-limit draw Johnny DeFazio pinned Frank Marconi at 11:01 Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Butch Cassidy & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tokyo pinned Lang at the 16-minute mark; fall #2: Thumb pinned Cassidy at 5:25; fall #3: Lang pinned Tokyo at 6:22 Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 23:28 when the match was stopped due to blood The Red Demon pinned Bill Berger at 2:03 Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, & Steve Travis fought Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny and Jerry Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:50; fall #1: Johnny pinned Travis at 14:30; fall #2: Andre pinned Jerry at 2:15; fall #3: both teams were disqualified at 4:05 WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - April 28, 1979 Steve King defeated Jose Estrada Jimmy Valiant defeated Frankie Williams Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Rodriguez Steve Travis defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - April 28, 1979 Fred Curry vs. Davey O'Hannon did not take place as scheduled Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:18 Allen Coage pinned Mr. X at 11:31 Johnny Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci with his feet on the ropes for leverage at 12:42 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Jerry Valiant at 11:53 Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) at 23:35 when the bout was stopped due to blood; during the bout, referee Dick Whorle had to be taken backstage on a stretcher; after the bout, a rematch was set for May 26 with Haystacks Calhoun as the guest referee Tiny Tom & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy at 8:46 Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:56 after the two collided in the ring WWF @ New London, CT - April 29, 1979 SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a draw Joe Esposito defeated Johnny Rodz Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - April 30, 1979 This card was not televised Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 9:42 with a suplex and elbow drop Allen Coage pinned Jose Estrada (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) at 4:19 with a clothesline Roddy Piper pinned Steve King at 9:37 with a neckbreaker Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy at 14:31 when Lang pinned Tokyo with a reverse roll up WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bulldog Brower at 11:08 with the atomic kneedrop Verne Gagne defeated Mr. X (Jack Evans) via submission with the sleeper at 12:05 Ivan Putski (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute time-limit draw NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Steve Travis at 5:14 with a suplex Andre the Giant, WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Fred Curry) defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:32, 2-1; fall #1: DeNucci pinned Jerry at 3:02; Jerry pinned DeNucci at 3:31 with a neckbreaker; fall #3: Andre pinned Jimmy at 1:59 with a boot to the face and a splash WWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - May 2, 1979 WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant pinned Tony Altimore at 10:30 after Altimore was distracted by Jimmy Valiant, who had come to ringside WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at at 12:16 Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 11:10 after a kick with his loaded boot Steve Travis defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 13:14 when Johnny Valiant interfered Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Butch Cassidy & Little Tokyo at 14:10 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification at 17:30 WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - May 3, 1979 WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Tiny Thumb & Cowboy Lang Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out Bulldog Brower defeated Steve Travis WWF @ Albany. NY - Washington Avenue Armory - May 4, 1979 Butch Cassidy vs. Tiny Thumb Steve King vs. Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab vs. Frank Williams WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Johnny Rivera & Steve Travis WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF @ Springfield, MA - May 5, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Mike Hall Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci Bruno Sammartino defeated Johnny Valiant when the match was stopped due to blood Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood WWF @ Highland Park, NJ - High School - May 7, 1979 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs. Greg Valentine WWF @ Norwalk, CT - McMahon High School - May 7, 1979 Frankie Williams vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz Jose Estrada vs. Hussein Arab Dominic DeNucci vs. Bulldog Brower Ivan Putski & Fred Curry vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - May 8, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Allen Coage & Johnny Rodz defeated Mike DuPree & an unknown 5/12/79: WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 4:08 when Jerry pinned Estrada WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mark Pole at 3:58 Steve Travis pinned Bob Fulton at 2:48 Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Cagel at 4:28; during the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow appeared at ringside on crutches Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 7:56 Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 5:26 5/19/79: Ivan Putski vs. ? Greg Valentine defeated Joe Cagle at 4:28 Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike DuPree after four consecutive backbreakers Pat Patterson pinned Bobby Fulton with the Bombs Away 5/26/79: Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 7:09 after Patterson ducked his head and DeNucci went over the top rope to the floor; after the bout, Patterson & DeNucci briefly brawled again in the ring Dark match after the taping: WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis & Ivan Putski vs. Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - May 9, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: Johnny Rodz & Moose Monroe defeated Joe Cagle & Mike DuPree 5/12/79: Cowboy Lang pinned Little Tokyo at 6:22 with a bulldog Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 4:11 with the Bombs Away Butch Cassidy pinned Tiny Thumb at 9:46 Dominic DeNucci fought Allen Coage to a 15-minute time-limit draw Moose Monroe & Johnny Rodz defeated Mike McCray & Joe Cagle at 9:21 5/19/79: WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Jose Estrada at 6:07 when Jerry pinned Estrada Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams in a handicap match at 6:09 by pinning Williams WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mr. X with a powerslam at 7.34; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside Ivan Putski defeated Joe Cagle & Marc Poll at 3:18 in a handicap match 5/26/79: Pat Patterson pinned Bobby Fulton at 4:31 with the Bombs Away Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 6:07 with a dropkick Bulldog Brower pinned Steve King at 4:57 with a powerslam Hussein Arab pinned Jose Estrada at 4:06 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 7:14 when Dibiase pinned Rodz with an elbow drop Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out at 10:09 WWF @ Kearny, NJ - High School Gym - May 10, 1979 Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb vs. Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy (Best 3 out of 5 falls) WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs. Bulldog Brower WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - May 11, 1979 Mike Hall defeated Frank Williams Steve King fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Mr. X defeated Tony Altimore Tim Mahon defeated Pete Doherty Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Steve Travis WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - May 11, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - May 12, 1979 Nilolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a no contest Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - May 13, 1979 Angelo Mosca defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 6:35 Jay Youngblood & Johnny Weaver defeated Len Denton & Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 14:04 Len Denton defeated Brian Mackney at 10:52 Dewey Robertson defeated Al Costello at 8:09 NWA US Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat at 20:17 Dino Bravo defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification at 14:08 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Moose Morowski at 20:41 WWF @ Hillside, NJ - May 14, 1979 Included WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase and Hussein Arab WWF @ South Plainfield, NJ - High School - May 15, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada Greg Valentine fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out Frank Williams defeated Allen Coage via disqualification Tiny Thumb & Cowboy Lang defeated Butch Cassidy & Little Tokyo WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - May 16, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Tito Santana defeated Mr. X Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via count-out Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out WWF @ Burlington, MA - May 17, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Pete Doherty Frank Williams pinned Fred Marzino Tito Santana pinned Mr. X Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Yeshiva R'tzhad School - May 17, 1979 Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at at 12:31 with a back suplex Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones at 11:48 with an elbow drop Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tokyo pinned Thumb at the 6-minute mark; fall #2: Thumb pinned Cassidy at 7:15; fall #3: Lang pinned Tokyo Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out at 13:58 WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - May 18, 1979 SD Jones fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mark Tendler Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Bruno Sammartino defeated Johnny Valiant Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - May 18, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification Frank Williams fought Steve King to a draw Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada Mr. X defeated Joe Crugnale WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis via count-out WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification WWF @ Binghamton, NY - May 19, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Steve King Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Steve Travis fought Bulldog Brower to a draw Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a draw WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - May 19, 1979 Ivan Koloff defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:14 SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:22 Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rivera at 12:11 Cowboy Lang defeated Butch Cassidy at 7:28 Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci at 9:14 Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant at 6:40 Bruno Sammartino defeated Ernie Ladd at 22:14 WWF @ Steubenville, OH - St. John Arena - May 20, 1979 Nick Busick vs. Billy Berger Johnny DeFazio vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny & Jerry Valiant Ivan Putski vs. Bulldog Brower WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - May 21, 1979 Johnny Rivera vs. Mike Hall SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz Tito Santana vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Steve Travis vs. Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Bulldog Brower WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - May 22, 1979 Tony Altimore defeated Mr. X Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz Steve Travis fought Jimmy Valiant WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant WWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - May 23, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore at 9:20 Tito Santana defeated Mr. X at 15:30 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Hussein Arab at 26:20 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:26 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, SD Jones, & Steve Travis in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 28:33, 2-1; fall #1: the Valiants won at 14:20; fall #2: DeNucci, Jones, & Travis won at 8:10; fall #3: the Valiants won at 6:03 WWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - May 24, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Mr. X Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via count-out WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Valiant WWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - May 25, 1979 SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw Bulldog Brower pinned Johnny Rivera after the 11-minute mark Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci after the 12-minute mark Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis after the 16-minute mark WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out after the 35-minute mark WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - May 25, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty Tito Santana defeated Mr. X WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Valiant via count-out Jerry Valiant defeated Fred Marzino WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - May 26, 1979 (9,085) Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 4:32 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams at 4:41 Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones at 9:27 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via referee's decision when Valentine began bleeding at 22:13; Haystacks Calhoun was the special referee Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 4:23 WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Gorilla Monsoon when Johnny pinned Travis at 11:21 Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:16 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw when the match was stopped due to the curfew WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - May 29, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 6/2/79: Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 4:44; Chief Jay Strongbow sat ringside for the match; after the bout, Strongbow chased Valentine from ringside with a crutch WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Moose Monroe at 6:59 Haystacks Calhoun pinned Mr. X at 1:34 Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ivan Putski at 4:41 after Albano tripped Putski from the floor Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a kneedrop off the top at 3:59 Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jose Estrada at 4:09 after hoisiting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee 6/9/79: Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Johnny Rivera at 4:36 with a boot to the face and grabbing the ropes for leverage Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. for Freddie Blassie who was said to be on vacation) pinned Frankie Williams at 3:41 with a kneedrop Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:53 with a crossbody Steve Travis fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Travis Pat Patterson defeated Steve King WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci in a non-title match 6/16/79: WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz Nikolai Volkoff defeated Charlie Brown SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rivera Bulldog Brower defeated Fred Marzino Dark match after the taping: Haystacks Calhoun & Ivan Putski fought WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant to a double disqualification WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - May 30, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: Dark matches: SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute draw Tito Santana & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 13:54 when Rivera pinned Estrada with a flying crossdoby WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out in a non-title match at 24:17 after hitting the atomic drop on the floor 6/2/79: WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Jose Estrada with a powerslam at 4:16 Hussein Arab pinned Steve King after using his loaded boot at 4:11 Steve Travis pinned Mr. X with a reverse cradle off the top at 7:43 Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz with a crossbody at 8:16 Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun (w/ Ivan Putski) fought Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Jimmy Valiant & Capt. Lou Albano) to a double disqualification at 6:18 6/9/79: Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe with the Polish Hammer at 4:11 Bulldog Brower defeated Frankie Williams & Fred Marzino at 2:36 in a handicap match Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones at 8:48 with an elbow Pat Patterson pinned Dave Darrow at 5:39 with the Bombs Away Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via referee's decision after the 10-minute time limit expired WWF @ Willingboro, NJ - JFK High School Gym - May 31, 1979 Dominic DeNucci & Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Nikolai Volkoff when DeNucci pinned Scicluna Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Gorilla Monsoon, Steve Travis, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Travis; fall #2: Monsoon defeated Jimmy via submission with a bearhug; fall #3: the Valiants were disqualified for double teaming Travis Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out WWF @ Keene, NH - Cheshire Fair Arena - June 1, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa SD Jones defeated Vito Ruff Pete Doherty defeated Mr. X Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - June 1, 1979 Johnny DeFazio defeated Jim Grabmire WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiae fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Billy Berger Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis Nick Busick defeated the Red Demon WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - June 2, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow Mr. X fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Tito Santana to a double disqualification Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Haystacks Calhoun Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - June 3, 1979 John Yachetti fought Chris Tolos to a 15-minute time-limit draw Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Marcus at 10:31 Jay Youngblood & Johnny Weaver defeated Brute Bernard & Swede Hansen at 12:53 Paul Orndorff defeated Moose Morowski at 9:42 Ricky Steamboat defeated Big John Studd at 14:06 in a $5,000 challenge match WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ernie Ladd at 24:31 Dino Bravo defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine to win the title at 10:10 in a lumberjack match WWF @ New Haven, CT - Veterans Coliseum - June 3, 1979 Included Ivan Putski, the Valiants, Bulldog Brower, WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, and Steve Travis WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 4, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada (Santana's MSG debut) Hussein Arab won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal at 8:17 by last eliminating Dominic DeNucci & Jimmy Valiant; other participants included: Gorilla Monsoon, Greg Valentine, Ivan Putski, Haystacks Calhoun, Nikolai Volkoff, Steve Travis, Jose Estrada, Gypsy Rodriguez, SD Jones, Mr. X, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tito Santana, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant, Bulldog Brower, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase; order of elimination: Calhoun by several wrestlers; Rodriguez by several wrestlers; Putski by several wrestlers; Volkoff by several wrestlers; Brower by a Valiant; Estrada by Jones; Jones by several wrestlers; Scicluna by Arab; Rodz by Monsoon; Valentine by Johnny & Jerry Valiant; Johnny & Jerry Valiant by Dibiase & Santana with simultaneous dropkicks; Dibiase by Jimmy Valiant; Travis by Arab; Santana by Jimmy Valiant; X by DeNucci; Monsoon eliminated himself after grabbing Jimmy Valiant by the legs and spinning him round with the momentum knocking Monsoon over the top; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WWF World Title match later in the show (the first battle royal held at MSG) Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones at 6:50 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci at 9:07 after reversing a monkey flip into a cover; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine ringside Bulldog Brower pinned Mr. X at the 3-minute mark with an elbow drop WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Hussein Arab at 30:40 with an atomic drop; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Freddie Blassie) accompanied Backlund and Arab, respectively, to ringside; as Albano went to leave ringside, he went up to Vince McMahon who threw his drink in Albano's face Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:28 after pushing him into the corner WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a 15-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Steve Travis at 6:25 in a non-title match when Johnny pinned Travis with an elbow to the back off the top as Travis had Jerry in an abdominal stretch WWF @ Long Island, NY - Mastic Beach - June 5, 1979 Johnny Rivera & Ivan Abreu defeated Mark Pole & Maurice Manning Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Haystacks Calhoun, WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Ridgefield, NJ - Memorial High School Gym - June 6, 1979 Dominic DeNucci vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs. Greg Valentine Haystacks Calhoun & Steve Travis vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant Also included Bulldog Brower and Baron Mikel Scicluna WWF @ Kenilworth, NJ - High School - June 7, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Haystacks Calhoun, & Dominic DeNucci WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - June 8, 1979 Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Bulldog Brower defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase when the match was stopped due to blood loss Jimmy Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci Nikolai Volkoff pinned Johnny Rodz WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - June 9, 1979 (7,850) Jose Estrada defeated Steve King Johnny Rodz fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Tito Santana defeated Mr. X (Santana's Boston debut) Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Hall Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Haystacks Calhoun WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - June 11, 1979 Haystacks Calhoun & Johnny Rivera vs. the Valiant Brothers Also included WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Ivan Putski, Hussein Arab, Dominic DeNucci, and Greg Valentine WWF @ Portland, ME - June 12, 1979 Jimmy Valiant defeated SD Jones Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Hussein Arab via count-out Steve Travis defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Haystacks Calhoun WWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - June 13, 1979 Tito Santana fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw The Great Hussein defeated Johnny Rodz Steve Travis defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Haystacks Calhoun, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - June 15, 1979 Pete Doherty (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff) defeated. Frank Williams Tito Santana defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Jose Rodriguez) Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Hussen Arab vsdefeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - June 16, 1979 Frank Williams defeated Sylvano Sousa Dave Darrow defeated Johnny Rodz via referee's decision Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via count-out Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 24:52 WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - June 16, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore Jimmy Valiant defeated Steve Travis Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Johnny Valiant to a draw Ester Cartwell defeated Kitty Adams via disqualification Bruno Sammartino defeated Jerry Valiant WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center - June 18, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - June 19, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Dark matches: SD Jones & Fred Marzino defeated Moose Monroe & Frank Rodriguez Bulldog Brower & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out 6/23/79: Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, SD Jones & Steve Travis Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews with the Polish Hammer at 5:31 Hussein Arab pinned Henry Roy Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to win the title at 9:15 after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. X Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz 6/30/79: Greg Valentine defeated Billy Berger Dominic DeNucci defeated Pete Doherty Johnny Rodz defeated Paul Figeroa WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Jose Mascara Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King Tito Santana & Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna 7/7/79: Ted Dibiase defeated JoJo Andrews Hussein Arab defeated Billy Berger The Columbian Jaguar defeated Marc Pole Tito Santana defeated Ron Lee Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Steve Travis, & Johnny Rivera WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - June 20, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: Dark match after the taping: Bulldog Brower vs. Chief Jay Strongbow WWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - June 21, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada Dominic DeNucci fought Bulldog Brower to a draw Hussein Arab fought Steve Travis to a draw Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Tito Santana, & Haystacks Calhoun Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski via count-out WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - June 22, 1979 SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frankie Williams Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun, Johnny Rivera, & Steve Travis Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - June 22, 1979 Pete Doherty defeated Moose Monroe Mr. X defeated Frank Rodriguez via count-out Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase pinned Bulldog Brower WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - June 23, 1979 (9,060) Johnny Rivera pinned Jose Estrada at 11:04 with a backslide Nikolai Volkoff pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:13 after blocking Rodz's attempt at a splash by lifting his knees Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:13 with a sunset flip Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 4:09 after hitting kicking him with his loaded boot Ivan Putski defeated Lou Albano via count-out at 4:13 when Albano left ringside WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bulldog Brower at 15:33 with the atomic kneedrop Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 7:43 with a flying bodypress Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:23, 2-1; fall #1: Dibiase pinned Jimmy at the 41-second mark with a sunset flip, fall #2: Jimmy pinned Dibiase at 9:14 after Jerry hit Dibiase from behind; fall #3: Jerry pinned DeNucci at 4:31 after dropping him throat first across the top rope Greg Valentine defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 5:42 WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - June 24, 1979 Bulldog Brower vs. Steve Travis WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun Ted Dibiase vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Greg Valentine vs. Dominic DeNucci Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - June 24, 1979 Johnny Yachetti fought Joe Marcus to a draw Dewey Robertson pinned Brian Mackney with a dropkick at 5:00 Jay Youngblood defeated Chris Tolos via count-out at 10:34 Ricky Steamboat fought Ernie Ladd to a double count-out at 13:11 Paul Orndorff & Jim Brunzell defeated Moose Morowski & Brute Bernard at 13:04 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 19:41 Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dino Bravo defeated Ric Flair via disqualification at 19:04 WWF @ Totowa, NJ - June 25, 1979 Mr. X vs. Johnny Rivera Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Johnny Rodz Tito Santana vs. Jose Estrada Bulldog Brower vs. Steve Travis Hussein Arab vs. SD Jones Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Haystacks Calhoun & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase WWF @ Wildwood, NJ - Conventiion Hall - June 26, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna & Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Notre Dame Hall - June 26, 1979 Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw Mr. X pinned Frank Williams at 13:40 with a headbutt Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 13:19 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:28, 2-1; fall #1: DeNucci pinned Jimmy at 14:23; fall #2: Jimmy pinned DeNucci at 3:56; fall #3: Jerry pinned Travis at 2:09 WWF @ Norwich, CT - Rose Arts Festival - June 27, 1979 (4,000) Johnny Rodz fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci at the 8-minute mark Steve Travis defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Greg Valentine pinned Ted Dibiase Haystacks Calhoun, Tito Santana, & Johnny Rivera defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant WWF @ Great Kills, Staten Island, NY - Cardinal Cooke Centre - June 28, 1979 The grand opening of the venue Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant vs. Dominic Denucci, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun (Best 3 out of 5 falls match) Steve Travis vs. Greg Valentine Also included 3 other bouts WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - June 29, 1979 SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Bulldog Brower) Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a draw Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - June 30, 1979 Nick Busick vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Dominic DeNucci vs. Nikolai Volkoff Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant Bruno Sammartino defeated Jerry Valiant WWF @ Binghamton, NY - June 30, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Mr. X defeated Steve King Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Bulldog Brower & Lou Albano defeated Steve Travis & Haystacks Calhoun Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - July 2, 1979 This card was not televised Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a cradle Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones via submission with a bearhug Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:11 after preventing Strongbow from getting back in the ring Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci after kicking him with his loaded boot WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to excessive blood loss from the champion at 15:21 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Steve Travis, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Dibiase pinned Jerry with an elbow drop after he collided with one of his own partners, fall #2: Jerry pinned Dibiase with an elbow drop after Dibiase missed a charge into the corner; fall #3: Jimmy pinned Travis after Travis ran into the turnbuckle Ivan Putski pinned Bulldog Brower WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - July 5, 1979 Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci Joe Mascara defeated Charlie Sharkey Ivan Putski defeated Larry Sharpe (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff) WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Johnny Rivera (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 6, 1979 Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Steve Travis WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - July 7, 1979 Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe at 7:10 SD Jones defeated Joe Mascaro at 10:02 WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis at at 13:40 WWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Putski at 16:31 Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:45 Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera at 4:10 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 15:22 with a small package; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - July 7, 1979 Mark Tendler defeated Tony Altamore The Jaguar of Columbia defeated Marc Pole Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Reeves Johnny Rodz defeated Frankie Williams Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out WWF @ Wildwood, NJ - Convention Hall - July 9, 1979 Included Bulldog Brower, Steve Travis, Dominic DeNucci, & Tito Santana WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - July 10, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Tito Santana & Pete Sanchez defeated Moose Monroe & an unknown; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Santana & Sanchez at ringside WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) fought Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification in a non-title match at 8:02 when Jimmy and Ivan Putski interfered in the match; Putski came ringside late in the bout to even up the sides after Jimmy and Albano kept interfering 7/28/79: Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:47 with a chop to the throat as Rodz came off the top WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - July 11, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: Included Vince McMahon conducting an interview with Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff in which Blassie said Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund were afraid of Volkoff, with Volkoff then cutting a promo in Russian and crushing two apples to demonstrate his strength Dark match: Johnny Rodz fought the Columbian Jaguar to a 10-minute time-limit draw 7/14/79: Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a 10-minute time-limit draw Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve King & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match at 5:51 when King was pinned Tito Santana & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Rodriguez at 4:56 WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated SD Jones via submission with the Boston Crab at 6:31 Swede Hanson pinned Frank Williams at 3:26 with a piledriver 7/21/79: Bulldog Brower pinned Mark Pole at 5:06 Ivan Putski & Steve Travis fought WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a double disqualification Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams at 7:21 Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 4:47 with a double tomahawk chop Swede Hanson pinned Steve King at 3:07 7/28/79: WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera at 5:27 with a kneedrop off the top Hussein Arab pinned Paul Figeroa at 3:12 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & SD Jones at 12:34 when Jimmy pinned Jones when Jones missed a charge in the corner Nikolai Volkoff defeated Joe Mascara at 4:51 Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz with the Polish Hammer at 3:40 Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) via count-out at 9:48 WWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - July 12, 1979 Jose Estrada fought Pete Doherty to a draw Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski via count-out Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - July 12, 1979 Tito Santana & Steve Travis vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bulldog Brower Also included 3 other matches WWF @ Newburgh, NY - Land, Sea, and Air Hangar at Stewart Airport - July 13, 1979 Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & the Columbian Jaguar (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant at 11:46 WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 13, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Steve King Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Tony Altimore fought Dave Darrow to a double count-out Hussein Arab defeated Pete Doherty Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - July 14, 1979 Steve King vs. Hussein Arab Dave Darrow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Steve Travis vs. Jimmy Valiant Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (Indian strap match) WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Bulldog Brower Also included SD Jones WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - July 14, 1979 Pete Sanchez defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski defeated Lou Albano via count-out Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bruno Sammartino via count-out Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - July 15, 1979 Dewey Robertson defeated John Forsythe via submission with an abdominal stretch at 6:16 Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Brian Mackney at 4:07 Paul Orndorff & Jay Youngblood defeated Gene Anderson & Swede Hanson at 15:46 Jim Brunzell defeated Greg Valentine at 18:58 Ricky Steamboat pinned Ernie Ladd with a small package at the 42-second mark Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dino Bravo fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification at 19:36 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWA US Champion Ric Flair via count-out at 23:39 Oshawa, Ontario - Civic Auditorium - July 16, 1979 Dewey Robertson vs. Silent Macknee Jay Youngblood vs. the Masked Blue Devil Paul Orndorff vs. Gene Anderson Jim Brunzell vs. Swede Hanson WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Canadian Champion Dino Bravo defeated Greg Valentine & Ken Patera via disqualification WWF @ Great Barrington, MA - Fairgrounds - July 18, 1979 Steve King fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Tito Santana defeated Tony Altimore Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out at 15:53 Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant at 21:27 WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - July 19, 1979 Steve Travis vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF @ North Andover, MA - Middle School Gym - July 19, 1979 SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Steve King vs. Hussein Arab Ted Dibiase & Tito Santana vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - July 20, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Reeves Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant Jimmy Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 20, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Greg Valentine defeated Steve King WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - July 21, 1979 (16,232) Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary: Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:37 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada at 5:22 SD Jones defeated Joe Mascara at 4:58 Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera at 13:14 WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:41, 2-0; fall #1 - the champions won via referee's decision at 13:35 due to Backlund's cuts; fall #2 - the challengers were disqualified at 2:06 after Backlund returned ringside after being stitched up backstage (Putski worked the entire fall himself) Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci at 2:51 Jimmy Valiant defeated Steve Travis at 6:03 WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase at 11:34 by grabbing the tights for leverage WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - July 22, 1979 Ivan Putski defeated WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson via count-out Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant and Baron Mikel Scicluna Also included Tito Santana, Steve Travis, SD Jones, Johnny Rivera, and Johnny Rodz WWF @ New York City, NY - July 24, 1979 Pete Sanchez vs. Hussein Arab Jose Estrada vs. Ted Dibiase Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - July 24, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Mike Jones via disqualification Hussein Arab defeated Pete Doherty Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification WWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - July 25, 1979 Pete Doherty defeated Mike Jones Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski via count-out WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Our Lady of Perpetual Help High School - July 25, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via disqualification SD Jones defeated Frankie Williams WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated Jerry Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - July 26, 1979 Television taping - featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary: SD Jones vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Johnny Valiant) at 24:52 when Andre pinned Scicluna with a sit-down splash; during the bout, Monsoon announced that next week's show would feature Ivan Putski vs. Hussein Arab and a ladies tag match involving the Fabulous Moolah, and that Bruno Sammartino would be subbing for him and doing commentary for the show Also included 3 other matches - 7/27/79: Shannon Moore was born. WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 27, 1979 Pete Sanchez vs. Frank Rodriguez Bulldog Brower vs. Frank Williams Ivan Putski vs. Hussein Arab WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. SD Jones Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Tito Santana WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 28, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff vs. Joe Mascaro Moose Monroe vs. Ivan Putski Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Vivian St. John Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - July 28, 1979 Tony Altimore vs. the Colombian Jaguar Steve King vs. Jose Estrada Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz Tito Santana vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Dominic DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine WWF @ Wheeling, WV - July 29, 1979 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Jerry & Johnny Valiant vs. Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - July 30, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network - included Vince McMahon on commentary: Roddy Piper pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:49 with a knee to the stomach as Rodz jumped off the ropes Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a 20-minute time-limit draw Nikolai Volkoff pinned Jose Estrada at 2:57 with a backbreaker over the knee WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson to a double standing count-out at 28:22 when, after Patterson hit Backlund with brass knuckles, Skaaland climbed on the ring apron and hit Patterson with the title belt Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 17:47, 2-1; fall #1: Adams pinned Grable at 7:54 after Moolah dropkicked Adams onto Grable as Grable held Adams up for a powerslam; fall #2: Grable pinned Adams at 6:20 after reversing a powerslam attempt into a small package; fall #3: Moolah pinned St. John at 3:33 after Grable accidentally dropkicked her partner when Moolah moved out of the way Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:08 with a sunset flip Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 7:46 in an Indian Strap Match when referee Jack Lotz was knocked down; after the match, the two men had to be held apart by Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, Dominic DeNucci, and Gorilla Monsoon (first strap match held at MSG) (The WWF's Most Unusual Matches) Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant, & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Santana at 3:02; fall #2: Santana pinned Johnny at 3:04; fall #3: Andre pinned Jerry at 4:02; fall #4: the bout was stopped due to the curfew (first eight-man tag held at MSG) WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - July 31, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Dark match: Vivian St. John pinned Kitty Adams 8/4/79: Andre the Giant defeated Frank Rodriguez & Mark Pole in a handicap match at 4:01 by pinning Pole with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Billy Berger with a piledriver; after the bout, as Berger was being carried out on a stretcher, Hanson knocked him off of it Tony Atlas pinned John Schmidt (Atlas' debut) Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 6:14 with a leglock into a bridge Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable in a non-title match at 6:43 after reversing an airplane spin into a cradle WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera 8/11/79: Roddy Piper defeated Steve King; prior to the bout, Piper got ring announcer Joe McHugh to hold the microphone while he played his bagpipes in the ring until the referee had heard enough and made him stop playing (Piper's WWF TV debut) Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:16 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee Tony Atlas defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the full nelson at 3:08 Jimmy (sub. for Johnny) & WWF Tag Team Campion Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 8:54 when Jerry pinned Jones following a back drop and elbow drop Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ron Lee Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews at 2:58 with the Polish Hammer 8/18/79: Hussein Arab defeated Steve King Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams Tony Atlas defeated Ron Lee Ted Dibiase, Tito Santana, & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Frank Rodriguez Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino Swede Hanson defeated Joe Mascara Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - August 1, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: Dark match: Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John at 5:05 when Moolah pinned Grable 8/4/79: Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:29 by pinning Estrada with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash after headbutting Rodz out of the ring; after the boat, Andre hit a backdrop on Rodz who had re-entered the ring Swede Hanson pinned the Columbian Jaguar at 4:36 with the piledriver; after the bout, as Jaguar was being taken out on a stretcher, Hanson jumped on Jaguar's ribs and broke the stretcher; Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci then carried Jaguar out Johnny Rivera pinned Frank Rodriguez at 7:36 Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & JoJo Andrews at 7:47 when Andrews submitted to Dibiase's abdominal stretch Greg Valentine defeated Bill Berger at 3:12 8/11/79: WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 3:51 with the kneedrop off the top Tito Santana pinned JoJo Andrews at 4:43 following two flying bodypresses Roddy Piper fought Jose Estrada to a 10-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, Estrada attacked Piper as he was about to play the bagpipes and threw him out of the ring (Piper's final appearance until 1/84) Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the sleeper at 7:10 Ivan Putski pinned John Schmidt with the Polish Hammer at 2:15 8/18/79: Hussein Arab pinned Marc Pole at 3:07 with a suplex after breaking a wooden chair over him Andre the Giant defeated John Schmidt & Ron Lee in a handicap match at 2:29 by pinning both men at the same time Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Pete Sanchez, & Johnny Rivera at 9:41 when Jones was pinned following a double clothesline Swede Hanson pinned Fred Marzino Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mike Masters at 3:59 Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower & Capt. Lou Albano at 8:10 when Andre pinned Brower after Albano left ringside and left Brower on his own WWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - August 2, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Mr. X Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Doherty Tito Santana fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry, & Johnny Valiant WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - August 2, 1979 Television taping - featured Bruno Sammartino on commentary: Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams vs. Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski vs. Hussein Arab Also included 3 other matches WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA - Cape Cod Coliseum - August 3, 1979 Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams vs. Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John Steve Travis vs. Bulldog Brower Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - August 3, 1979 Jose Estrada vs. the Columbian Jaguar Tito Santana vs. Johnny Rodz Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones Ted Dibiase vs. Mr. X Hussein Arab vs. Dominic DeNucci Ivan Putski vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF @ Bangor, ME - Bass Park Race Track - August 4, 1979 Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a draw Bulldog Brower pinned Dominic DeNucci Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Jerry pinned Travis, fall #2: the Valiants were disqualified for triple-teaming Andre; fall #3; Andre pinned Johnny WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Arena - August 4, 1979 Johnny Rodz pinned Frankie Williams at 11:23 Johnny Rivera pinned Mr. X at 9:12 Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:52 Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Adams pinned Grable; fall #2: Grable pinned Adams; fall #3: Moolah pinned John Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 9:04 when Dibiase threw Volkoff back in the ring just before the 10-count but didn't make it back in himself Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 17:04; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Valentine to ringside before being sent back to the locker room WWF @ Presque Island, ME - August 5, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - August 7, 1979 Included Chief Jay Strongbow, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Dominic DeNucci, and WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - August 9, 1979 Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant Bulldog Brower vs. Pete Sanchez WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Tito Santana Also included 3 other matches WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - August 10, 1979 SD Jones fought Frank Holtz (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) to a draw Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Andre the Giant defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; 3-1; fall #1: Dibiase pinned Jimmy; fall #2: Jimmy pinned Dibiase, fall #3: the Valiants were disqualified; fall #4: Andre pinned Jerry WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson to a curfew draw WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - August 11, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Joe Mascaro Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King at 16:10 Pete Sanchez defeated Frankie Williams at 10:50 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis at 13:40 Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant a the 10-minute mark Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 11:20 Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via referee's decision at the 8-minute mark when Valiant was deemed too bloody to continue WWF @ Springfield, MA - August 11, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Mr. X Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe The Columbian Jaguar defeated Fred Marzino Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in an Indian Strap Match WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson to a draw WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - August 14, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Frankie Williams Johnny Rivera fought Pete Sanchez to a draw Jose Estrada fought the Columbian Jaguar to a draw Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification WWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - August 15, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout WWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - August 16, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Frankie Williams Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar Greg Valentine vs. Chief Jay Strongbow WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - August 16, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Ivan Putski Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis Also included 3 other matches WWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - August 17, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe at the 5-minute mark Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Jose Estrada defeated the Jaguar at the 6-minute mark Steve Travis defeated Fred Marziano at the 6-minute mark WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at the 18-minute mark Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification at the 21-minute mark WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - August 18, 1979 Televised on the PRISM Network: Steve King pinned Joe Mascara at 9:22 Bulldog Brower pinned Pete Sanchez at 9:41 Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe SD Jones pinned the Columbian Jaguar at 8:29 with a sunset flip Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out in an Indian Strap Match at 10:28 Tito Santana pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:48 Andre the Giant pinned Jerry Valiant at 7:34 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Johnny Valiant with a small package at 20:13; the challenger spent the first 14 minutes of the match wearing his jacket WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - August 18, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino Jose Estrada defeated Dave Darrow Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci Johnny Rodz defeated Frankie Williams Hussein Arab defeated Steve Travis Tiny Thumb & Butch Cassidy defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via disqualification in a lumberjack match when Nikolai Volkoff attacked Sammartino as Patterson was caught in a bearhug WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - August 19, 1979 Dominic DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab Tiny Tom & Wee Willie Wilson vs. Butch Cassidy & Billy the Kid Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine Ted Dibiase vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - August 19, 1979 Pedro Morales & Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Brute Bernard & Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 16:18 Billy Red Lyons fought Bob Marcus to a draw Jay Youngblood defeated Joe Marcus Andre the Giant pinned Big John Studd with a reverse cradle at 12:08 NWA TV Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Paul Jones at 14:34 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for Dino Bravo) defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 24:14; the bout between Bravo and Patera was to have been a No DQ contest WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - August 20, 1979 Steve King fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw Jose Estrada defeated the Columbian Jaguar Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Hussein Arab defeated Steve Travis Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - August 21, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Steve King Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant Ivan Putski & Andre the Giant defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Bulldog Brower Billy the Kid & Butch Cassidy defeated Tiny Tim & Wee Will Wilson WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - August 22, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 8/25/79: WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the Boston Crab at 7:01 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Joe Mascara at 4:31 Dominic DeNucci pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 3:09 with the airplane spin Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:29 with the Polish Hammer (Putski's first appearance without his beard) Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 4:58 with a double tomahawk chop Swede Hanson pinned Steve King at 2:31 with a piledriver; after the bout, King was taken backstage on a stretcher 9/1/79: Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 7:41 Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:41 with a chop Johnny Rivera pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 2:44 with a somersault splash Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada via submission with an abdominal stretch at 5:09 Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible at 7:36 Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:51 with a sunset flip 9/8/79: Greg Valentine pinned Johnny Rivera with an elbow drop at 4:47 WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci at 3:17 when Jones was pinned following a clothesline; after the bout the Valiants continued to attack their opponents until Andre the Giant made the save and cleared all three Valiants and Albano from ringside Tito Santana defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via submission with a spinning toe hold into a bridge at 3:08 Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 8:09 with the Polish Hammer Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz via submission with the abdominal stretch at 5:54 Swede Hanson pinned Joe Mascara with the piledriver at 2:41; after the bout, Mascara was taken backstage on a stretcher Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a non-title match at 10:05 when Andre pinned Jerry WWF @ Rocky Hill, RI - State Fair - August 23, 1979 Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw Frankie Williams pinned Gypsy Rodriguez Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Tito Santana via count-out WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant WWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - August 23, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Silvano Sousa Moose Monroe defeated Fred Marzino Steve Travis defeated Pete Doherty Tiny Thumb & Butch Cassidy defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - August 24, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe Dave Darrow defeated Silvano Sousa Gypsy Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw Butch Cassidy & Tiny Thumb defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification Johnny Rivera defeated Frankie Williams WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - August 24, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated the Jaguar Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Sanchez Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones Steve Travis defeated Joe Macaro (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant Detroit, MI - Cobo Arena - August 25, 1979 Mark Lewin vs. Tiger Conway Jr. Ivan Koloff vs. Bruiser Brody The Kelly Twins vs. Mighty Igor & Bob White WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Sheik via count-out WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Arena - August 25, 1979 Hussein Arab vs. SD Jones Jose Estrada vs. Johnny Rivera Tito Santana vs. Johnny Rodz Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid vs. Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (guest referee: Gorilla Monsoon) WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - August 27, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary: SD Jones pinned Frank Rodriguez at 6:02 WWF Tag Team Champion WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 8:31 after a collision caused DeNucci to fall out of the ring Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis at 11:39 with an elbow drop Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom at 6:56 when Kid pinned Cassidy (Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest) WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 14:29 after Patterson used brass knuckles while the referee was knocked out and then beat Backlund back inside the ring; prior to the bout, Patterson was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard while Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund Tito Santana fought the Great Hussien to a 20-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted an interview with Debbie Harry, lead singer of Blondie, who remained at ringside to watch the remainder of the show Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 6:21 after hitting him with a chair Volkoff had brought into the ring; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Volkoff to the ring Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double count-out at 6:19 as both men brawled on the ring apron Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 3:43 with a boot to the face and splash; prior to the bout, Valiant was escorted to the ring by Capt. Lou Albano Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Bulldog Brower at 4:53 after missing a kneelift and hitting the turnbuckle WWF @ Allentown, PA - Fairgrounds - August 28, 1979 Tiny Tom & Butch Cassidy defeated Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bulldog Brower WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated SD Jones Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification Ted Dibiase defeated Tony Altimore WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out Andre the Giant won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal; other participants included Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant, Hussein Arab, Nikolai Volkoff, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Jose Estrada, Bulldog Brower, Pat Patterson, Ted Dibiase, Gorilla Monsoon, Johnny Rivera, SD Jones, Dominic DeNucci, Tito Santana, Steve Travis, Ivan Putski, and Chief Jay Strongbow WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - August 29, 1979 Greg Valentine vs. Chief Jay Strongbow WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - August 29, 1979 Steve Travis vs. Moose Monroe Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Johnny Rodz Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera Dominic DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - Resorts International Steel Pier - August 30, 1979 Television taping - featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary: Greg Valentine defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 15:41 after Dibiase's leg became entangled in the ropes and the referee only put a 5-count on Dibiase to get out of the ropes Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid vs. Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson WWF @ Browns Mills, NJ - August 30, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Johnny Rodz Bulldog Brower vs. SD Jones Hussein Arab vs. Steve Travis Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant WWF @ Northampton, MA - Three County Fairgrounds - August 30, 1979 Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera Pete Doherty vs. Frank Monroe Dave Darrow vs. Gypsy Rodriguez Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - August 31, 1979 Jimmy Valiant vs. Dave Darrow Johnny Rivera vs. Steve King Bulldog Brower & Hussein the Arab vs. Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase - 9/1/79: The WWE has said this was the date in which Pat Patterson won a tournament in Rio de Janiero to become the first WWF IC champion. The tournament was fictitious. WWF @ Cape Cod, MA - Coliseum - September 1, 1979 Johnny Rivera vs. Gypsy Rodriguez Steve King vs. Moose Monroe Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid vs. Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant Andre the Giant vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson WWF @ Wildwood, NJ - September 1, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones Joe Mascara defeated Frankie Williams via disqualification Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out Pete Sanchez defeated Charlie Sharkey Nikolai Volkoff & Bulldog Brower defeated Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - September 4, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Masters Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification Tito Santana defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double count-out Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - September 5, 1979 Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Mike Masters Johnny Rodz vs. Mr. X Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a draw Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant WWWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - September 6, 1979 SD Jones vs. Mr. X Tito Santana vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Dominic DeNucci vs. Nikolai Volkoff Johnny Rodz vs. the Great Hussein Ted Dibiase vs. Greg Valentine Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant WWF @ Albany, NY - September 7, 1979 Mr. X vs. Dave Darrow Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frankie Williams Hussein Arab vs. Steve King Nikolai Volkoff vs. SD Jones WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Dominic DeNucci Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (guest referee: Andre the Giant) WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - September 7, 1979 Bulldog Brower vs. Ted Dibiase WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant vs. Tito Santana Jimmy Valiant vs. Pete Sanchez Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - September 8, 1979 Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Johnny Rivera Moose Monroe vs. the Jaguar Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frank Williams SD Jones vs. Mr. X Ted Dibiase vs. Bulldog Brower Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (Indian Strap Match) WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - September 8, 1979 Pete Doherty defeated Mike Masters Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada The Great Hussein defeated Steve King at 6:48 Andre the Giant, Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, Jerry, & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 21:32 WWF @ Plainfield, NJ - High School - September 10, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out Hussein Arab defeated Steve King Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - September 11, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 9/15/79: Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:02 Larry Zbyzsko defeated Jose Estrada at 5:36 Swede Hanson pinned Frank Williams at 2:32 with a piledriver; after the bout, Hanson hit the piledriver again; Bruno Sammartino then confronted Hanson & Blassie at ringside, with Hanson walking away and Bruno shoving Blassie aside; an injured Williams was then taken out on a stretcher and had to wear a neckbrace for several weeks Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe & Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:43 Greg Valentine defeated Steve King at 2:46 9/22/79: 9/29/79: Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada 10/6/79: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) via disqualification at 10:18 when Albano interfered as Putski had Johnny in a bearhug; after the bout, Albano and the Valiants argued with the Valiants then leaving on their own; Vince McMahon then interviewed Albano at ringside, who said he was finished with the Valiants, and that he made them and could easily break them WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - September 12, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 9/15/79: Greg Valentine defeated Fred Marzino at 2:42 Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Gypsy Rodriguez & Jose Estrada at 7:35 when Santana pinned Rodriguez Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant to a 10-minute time-limit draw Swede Hanson pinned Joe Mascara with a piledriver at 4:38 Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the abdominal stretch at 2:45 9/22/79: Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:57 Larry Zbyszko pinned John Schmidt with a suplex at 5:01 WWF Tag Team Champions John & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Pete Sanchez at 9:35 when Jerry pinned Sanchez following a double clothesline; during and after the bout, there was obvious heat with Albano and his team WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera at 6:14 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dave Darrow at 3:13 9/29/79: Chief Jay Strongbow & Dominic DeNucci defeated Gypsy Rodriguez & Moose Monroe at 5:51 Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:11 with a modified suplex Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:31 Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada & John Schmidt at 6:37 when Putski pinned Schmidt with the Polish Hammer Larry Zbyszko pinned Dave Darrow at 3:38 Dark match after the taping: Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 13:01 ; fall #1: Dibiase got the pin at 7:45; fall #2: Jerry pinned Dibiase at 3:05; fall #3: Johnny pinned DeNucci at 2:11 WWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - September 13, 1979 Tito Santana vs. Mr. X Steve Travis vs. Johnny Rodz SD Jones vs. the Great Hussein WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ted Dibiase Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy Valiant Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - September 14, 1979 Steve King defeated Tony Altimore Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - September 14, 1979 Final show at the arena which was burnt to the ground less than a week later in a fire Hussein Arab vs. Pete Sanchez Jerry Valiant vs. SD Jones WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ted Dibiase WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - September 15, 1979 Mr. X defeated Steve King Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Jerry & Jimmy Valiant defeated Pete Sanchez & Ted Dibiase Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff WWF @ Zelienople, PA - September 15, 1979 JoJo Andrews fought The Red Demon to a 20-minute time-limit draw Johnny DeFazio pinned Billy Berger at 11:25 Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:42 Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at the 10-minute mark WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out at 18:35 WWF @ Fairmont, WV - Marion County Armory - September 16, 1979 Billy Berger defeated JoJo Andrews via disqualification at 11:23 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a 20-minute time-limit draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 13:21 Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out at 10:24 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant at 18:46 WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - September 17, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a double count-out Dominic DeNucci defeated Nikolai Vokloff via count-out Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via disqualification WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - September 18, 1979 Ivan Putski vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson WWF @ New Haven, CT - September 19, 1979 Hussein Arab vs. Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase vs. Jerry Valiant Greg Valentine vs. Ivan Putski WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - September 19, 1979 Tony Altimore defeated Steve King Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera Hussein Arab defeated Pete Sanchez Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Regina Youth Center - September 20, 1979 Ted Dibiase vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine Also included Dominic DeNucci WWF @ Newburgh, NY - Stewart Airport - September 21, 1979 SD Jones vs. Hussein Arab WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ted Dibiase WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 15:43 WWF @ Concord, NH - Douglas Everett Arena - September 21, 1979 Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (guest referee: Tito Santana) WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Arena - September 22, 1979 Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine & Capt. Lou Albano Tito Santana vs. Bulldog Brower WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - September 22, 1979 Mr. X vs. Johnny Rivera Jose Estrada vs. SD Jones Johnny Rodz vs. Frankie Williams Hussein Arab vs. Pete Sanchez Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Ivan Putski vs. Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - September 23, 1979 Nick Busick pinned JoJo Andrews at 15:10 WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci at 17:03 Ivan Putski fought WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson to a double count-out at 18:10 Jim Grabmire pinned Ronnie Lee at 12:15 Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at the 11-minute mark WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 24, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Johnny Rivera pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 10:23 with a backslide Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 8:08 with a suplex Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones (sub. for Frank Williams) via count-out at 7:09 after Jones missed a charge and fell over the top rope to the floor Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Bulldog Brower) via submission at 9:42 with an abdominal stretch Hussain Arab pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:57 with a butterfly suplex; prior to the bout, Arab was escorted to the ring by Freddie Blassie WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson in a steel cage match at 16:43 by kicking Patterson off him and escaping through the door (Inside the Steel Cage, Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time) Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 6:04 when Andre pinned Jimmy with a headbutt and splash Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci via submission with the figure-4 at 10:46; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine to the ring Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification at 6:53 when Valiant punched the referee after Putski caught him in a bearhug Nikolai Volkoff fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw after the 5-minute mark when the match was stopped due to the curfew WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - September 25, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore The Great Hussein defeated Pete Sanchez Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Chief Jay Strongbow & Andre the Giant defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification WWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - September 26, 1979 Tito Santana pinned Tony Altimore at 11:10 Hussein Arab pinned Pete Sanchez at 6:30 Ted Dibiase pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 11:10 Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:04 Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 8:40 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 16:40 Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 8:10 WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - September 28, 1979 Jim Grabmire defeated Joe Ally Rocky Tamayo defeated Johnny DeFazio via count-out Dominic DeNucci fought WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a draw Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification in an Indian Strap Match WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - September 29, 1979 Davey O'Hannon vs. Mike Smith Johnny Rodz vs. Frankie Williams Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw Hussein Arab (sub. for Bulldog Brower) defeated Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant via count-out WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification when Arnold Skaaland broke Patterson's pinfall attempt after the challenger hit Backlund with brass knuckles behind the referee's back Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for SD Jones) Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a draw WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - September 29, 1979 Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera Tony Altimore vs. Mr. X Larry Zbyszko vs. Frank Rodriguez ? (sub. for Hussein Arab, who subbed for Bulldog Brower in Baltimore) vs. Mike Masters Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - St. Stanislaus Memorial Post #1771 - September 30, 1979 Johnny Rivera vs. Steve King Tito Santana vs. Mr. X Pete Sanchez vs. Davey O'Hannon Dominic DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab Ivan Putski vs. Greg Valentine WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - October 1, 1979 (881) Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated ? Tito Santana defeated ? WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 18:42 WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - October 2, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 10/6/79 - included the WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Tito Santana & Ivan Putski match from the 9/11/79 Allentown taping: Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:58 with a piledriver; after the bout, Brown was carried out on a stretcher; during the bout, Frank Williams did guest commentary, and after the bout was interviewed by Vince McMahon, where he was wearing a neckbrace following a previous match with Hanson where he was injured following the piledriver, and said he would never wrestle Hanson again Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada at 3:49 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ben Ortiz at 4:01 Bobby Duncum defeated Steve King at 2:28 (Duncum's return bout) 10/13/79: Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:36 Bobby Duncum defeated Fred Marzino at 3:45 Swede Hansen defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:49 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada at 3:13 Greg Valentine defeated Mike Masters at 2:43 10/20/79 - included the ringside interview with Bobby Duncum & Capt. Lou Albano from the 10/20/79 All Star Wrestling: Larry Zbyszko pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 5:10 with a back suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Roberta Morgan at ringside, about her book about professional wrestling called "Main Event" Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mike Masters with a bulldog at 2:01; after the bout Duncum attacked Masters and hit another bulldog until four other wrestlers came out to make the save, but they were all thrown out of the ring by Duncum WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 8:17 when Jimmy pinned King following a double clothesline to the back of the head; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the Valiants at ringside discussing their recent breakup with their manager Capt. Lou Albano WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at 2:31 with a kneedrop off the top Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ben Ortiz at 2:56 with a kneedrop following a suplex Dark match after the taping: Greg Valentine vs. Chief Jay Strongbow - 10/3/79: John Morrison (John Hennigan) was born. WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - October 3, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 10/6/79: Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe at 7:32 with a sunset flip Bobby Duncum pinned Ben Ortiz at 3:04 with a bulldog WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 6:09 with a kneedrop off the top Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification at 9:21 when Johnny Valiant interfered; Gorilla Monsoon made the save after the bout Swede Hanson defeated Mike Masters at 2:58 10/13/79 - included the WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Tito Santana & Ivan Putski match from the previous week's Championship Wrestling: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the sleeper at 4:21 Ted Dibiase pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:01 with a sunset flip Swede Hansen defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the sleeper at 3:17 Hussein Arab defeated Mike Masters at 3:06 10/20/79: WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:51 Johnny Rivera pinned Moose Monroe at 6:32 with a powerslam and flying bodypress Larry Zbyszko pinned Jose Estrada with a small package at 1:54 Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Gypsy Rodriguez with a bulldog; after the bout Vince McMahon interviewed Duncum & Albano at ringside Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine (sub. for Bulldog Brower) via count-out at 15:21 after hitting an atomic drop knocking Valentine to the floor WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - October 5, 1979 Johnny Rodz vs. Johnny Rivera Pete Sanchez vs. Jose Estrada Jim Duggan pinned Moose Monroe WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ted Dibiase Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bulldog Brower Ivan Putski vs. Greg Valentine WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - October 6, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Johnny Rivera pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:29 Dave Darrow pinned Frank Monroe at 8:38 Pete Doherty pinned Fred Marzino Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine Pete Sanchez defeated Mike Masters WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - October 6, 1979 (matinee) Steve King defeated Charley Sharkey Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, winning the final fall via disqualification WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab WWF @ Middlesex, NJ - High School - October 8, 1979 Steve King defeated Pete Sanchez Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out WWF @ Toms River, NJ - October 10, 1979 Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rivera Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz Ted Dibiase vs. Bulldog Brower Hussein Arab vs. Dominic DeNucci WWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow, Tito Santana, & Ivan Putski WWF @ South River, NJ - High School - October 11, 1979 Tony Altimore vs. Jose Estrada Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera Johnny Rodz vs. Tito Santana Hussein Arab vs. Pete Sanchez Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Ted Dibiase Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff WWF @ Vineland, NJ - High School - October 12, 1979 Tito Santana vs. Mr X Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Baron Scicluna Pete Sanchez vs. Bulldog Brower Joe Mascara vs. Nikolai Volkoff Ivan Putski vs. Hussein Arab WWF @ Johnstown, PA - War Memorial Auditorium - October 13, 1979 (matinee) The Red Demon defeated Jim Grabmire Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a draw Hussein Arab defeated Johnny DeFazio Mike Mihalko defeated Billy Berger Dominic DeNucci defeated Rocky Tomayo Ivan Putski defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - October 13, 1979 (9,200) Pete Sanchez defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Mr. X defeated Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Hussein Arab defeated Moose Monroe Ted Dibiase & Tito Santana defeated Jerry & Jimmy Valiant via disqualification Bruno Sammartino defeated Greg Valentine via count-out WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via KO - 10/14/79: Stacy Keibler was born. WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - October 14, 1979 Ivan Putski vs. Nikolai Volkoff Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee) Also included Baron Mikel Scicluna, Dominic DeNucci, Rocky Tomayo, and Johnny DeFazio Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - October 15, 1979 The scheduled bout between WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson did not take place due to the curfew Joe Marcus defeated Frank Marconi The Destroyer pinned Klondike Bill Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood defeated the Scorpion & Brute Bernard NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated Ric Flair at 13:31 AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel fought Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson to a curfew draw WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - October 16, 1979 Tony Altimiore defeated Fred Marzino Jimmy Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff Hussein Arab defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification Dominic DeNucci defeated Pete Doherty Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center - October 17, 1979 Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Henry Velez (sub. for Mr. X) at 10:33 Jose Estrada defeated Ted Ortiz (sub. for Frank Williams) at 10:43 Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 8:18 Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez at 8:00 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 17:05 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 20:44 WWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - October 17, 1979 (matinee) Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab WWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - October 17, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant WWF Tag Team ChampionJerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab via count-out Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification WWF @ Webster, MA - Webster Hall - October 18, 1979 Frank Monroe defeated Jack Savage Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino Tito Santana defeated Hussien Arab Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - October 19, 1979 Davey O'Hannon vs. Mike Masters Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant Tito Santana vs. Frank Rodriguez Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Greg Valentine vs. Chief Jay Strongbow WWF @ Albany, NY - October 19, 1979 Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Jim Duggan defeated Tony Altimore Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz Moose Monroe defeated Frankie Williams Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - October 20, 1979 Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Vince McMahon & ? on commentary: Joe Mascaro defeated Davey O'Hannon via disqualification at 10:26 when O'Hannon refused to break a choke hold Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Ringo via submission with an abdominal stretch at 8:53 Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 8:47 Bulldog Brower pinned Mike Masters at 6:03 Swede Hanson defeated Ivan Putski via count-out WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 17:41 when the champion struck referee Dick Woehrle as Woehrle stepped in to see if Patterson, who was bleeding profusely, could continue the bout Dominic DeNucci fought Johnny Valiant to a double count-out at 28:05 when both men began brawling on the floor; the decision was announced as a double disqualification Gorilla Monsoon pinned Jerry Valiant at 3:31 Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 8:37 after hitting him over the head with the timekeeper's bell WWF @ Bronx, NY - October 21, 1979 El Cabellero Feo vs. El Halcon El Invader vs. King Cobra John Cotto vs. El Dragon Ted Dibiase vs. Hussein Arab Tito Santana vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - October 22, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant at 13:39 to win the titles when Santana pinned Johnny, the illegal man, with a crossbody after the champions collided in the ring, with Jerry being knocked to the floor (Tag Team Champions) Nikolai Volkoff pinned Moose Monroe a 3:56 with a boot to the face and a stomp; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Andy Kaufman at ringside; Kaufman appeared the previous Saturday on "Saturday Night Live" with his inter-gender wrestling challenge and challenged any woman at MSG $500 if they could beat him WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hansen at 16:28 with the atomic drop after Hansen missed a move off the top; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Hansen and Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund ringside Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:31 after DeNucci attempted an airplane spin but Arab grabbed the ropes, with both men falling to the floor Bruno Sammartino defeated Greg Valentine when the referee stopped the match due to excessive bleeding at 15:10 after Sammartino slammed Valentine's head into the metal part of the turnbuckle; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine ringside Dusty Rhodes pinned Jimmy Valiant at 5:27 with the Bionic Elbow Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 3:49 after Brower kicked Zbyzsko low and would not follow the referee's instructions WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase at 7:54 by putting his leg on the middle rope for leverage after Dibiase attempted to hit Patterson with the champion's own foreign object; during the bout, music industry pioneer Kal Rudman briefly joined Vince McMahon on commentary (History of the Intercontinental Championship) WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - October 23, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 10/27/79 - featured the Valiant Brothers vs. Ivan Putski & Tito Santana Tag Team Title change from the 10/22/79 MSG show: Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double count-out at 9:51 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Jimmy at ringside, with Johnny Valiant also coming out, and Bruno suggesting that the Valiants had been unsuccessful since splitting with Capt. Lou Albano Tony Atlas pinned BB Coleman at 3:28 with a gorilla press slam and elbow drop Bobby Duncum defeated Ron Lee at 1:12 The Wild Samoans defeated Billy Berger & Johnny Rivera at 4:39 (The Samoans' debut) Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Masters at 2:28 with a clothesline and elbow drop (Patera's return after a 16-month absence) 11/3/79 - included the Bobby Duncum / Bill Berger match from the 11/3/79 All Star Wrestling: Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rivera WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Masters via submission with a Boston Crab at 4:36 Tony Atlas pinned Moose Monroe with a splash at the 55-second mark; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Atlas Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 9:56 when both wrestlers were brawling on the floor Larry Zbyzsko pinned Billy Coleman with a suplex at 6:11 11/10/79: WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated JoJo Andrews & Jose Estrada Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:11 Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko defeated Ron Lee The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Dominic DeNucci at 5:06 when Afa pinned Williams with a Samoan Drop following a diving headbutt off the top from Sika Bobby Duncum defeated Paul Figueroa Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - October 24, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 10/27/79 - featured the Valiant Brothers vs. Ivan Putski & Tito Santana Tag Team Title change from the 10/22/79 MSG show: Ken Patera defeated Ron Lee via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:34 Larry Zbyszko pinned JoJo Andrews at 5:48 The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Johnny Rivera at 5:36 when Williams was pinned with a diving headbutt Bobby Duncum pinned Fred Marzino at 3:01 11/3/79: Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Moose Monroe at 4:53 with a kneedrop Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant (w/ Johnny Valiant) to a double count-out at 7:54; in an interview after the match, the Valiant said they were sick of Capt. Lou Albano, and that they wanted him in the ring for a match Swede Hanson defeated Ron Lee via submission at 6:57 Ted Dibiase defeated Billy Coleman via submission with the abdominal stretch at 8:05 Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Billy Berger with a bulldog; after the bout, Arnold Skaaland (who had subbed for Bruno Sammartino on commentary for this match) and WWF World Champion Bob Backlund attempted to make the save but were also beaten down 11/10/79: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Billy Coleman & JoJo Andrews at 8:09 when Santana pinned Coleman following the Polish Hammer from Putski Johnny Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a double count-out at 7:32 when both men were brawling on the floor Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:02 with a cradle The Wild Samoans defeated Fred Marzino & Billy Berger at 3:58 Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:47 Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny & Jimmy Valiant (sub. for Jerry Valiant) at 9:28 when Santana pinned Jimmy WWF @ Highland Park, NJ - October 25, 1979 Larry Zbyszko & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. ? & ? Also included Ted Dibiase, Jimmy Valiant, & Pete Sanchez WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - October 26, 1979 Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire at 8:43 Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo via submission with an abdominal stretch at 11:18 Hussein Arab pinned Johnny DeFazio at 6:21 Jerry Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 10:22 Johnny Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a 20-minute draw Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson at 15:23 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant at 17:04 WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - October 28, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. for Bulldog Brower) Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant when the match was stopped due to blood Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jerry Valiant Swede Hanson defeated Ivan Putski via count-out WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - October 29, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Pete Sanchez) Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - October 30, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Davey O'Hannon (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Ted Dibiase (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) fought Jerry Valiant to a draw Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Bulldog Brower defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification WWF @ Browns Mill, NJ - October 31, 1979 Included a Halloween costume contest judged by Gorilla Monsoon Frank Williams defeated Paul Figueroa Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWF @ Garfield, NJ - November 1, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out Dominic DeNucci vs. Jimmy Valiant Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a draw WWF @ Belleville, NJ - November 2, 1979 Frank Williams defeated Mike Masters Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Larry Zbyszko defeated Davey O'Hannon via count-out Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Greenwich, CT - November 1979 Frankie Williams defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Tito Santana via count-out WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant with the atomic spinebuster WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - November 3, 1979 Jerry Valiant won an 18-man, $10,000 battle royal when the final three came down to Jerry, and also, Johnny and Jimmy Valiant, with Jerry winning a toin coss to decide the winner; due to prematch stipulations, Valiant earned a world title shot vs. Bob Backlund later in the card; other participants included: Johnny Valiant, Jimmy Valiant, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Jose Estrada, Johnny Rodz, Bulldog Brower, Chief Jay Strongbow, Pete Sanchez, Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, Larry Zbyszko, Dave Darrow, Johnny Rivera, Tito Santana, and Ivan Putski Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab defeated Pete Doherty Jimmy Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jerry Valiant at 17:32 WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Regina Youth Center - November 4, 1979 Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification; Tito Santana was the guest referee Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Ted Dibiase) defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - November 4, 1979 Billy Red Lyons pinned Al Costello at 13:36 Tiger Jeet Singh pinned Brian Mackney at 6:22 Johnny Weaver & Rufus R. Jones defeated the Destroyer & Brute Bernard at 15:21 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Baron Von Raschke (sub. for WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson) to a double count-out NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka pinned Ric Flair at 28:16; there were two referees for the bout Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson defeated Ken Patera via submission with the figure-4 at 15:18 WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - November 5, 1979 Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams at 9:10 Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:45 Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 13:48 Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore at 2:52 WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Angelo Gomez at 5:50 Jerry Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a draw WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski fought Jimmy Valiant to a curfew draw WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - November 6, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Angelo Gomez Jerry Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Valiant WWWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - November 7, 1979 Ivan Putski vs. Swede Hanson Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Jerry Valiant Also included Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, Hussein Arab, and Bulldog Brower NJPW @ Otaru, Japan - November 8, 1979 Seiji Sakaguchi defeated WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson to win the title; the title change was never recognized in the U.S., where the North American title had already been replaced in favor of the Intercontinental Championship; the title was defended in Japan until it was abandoned in 1981 WWF @ Albany, NY - November 9, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Jerry Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a draw WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - November 10, 1979 (matinee) Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Chief Jay Strongbow, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant on a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hanson at 15:48 Detroit, MI - November 11, 1979 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Don Kent via disqualification at 27:15 after Kent used a chain as weapon WWF @ Bronx, NY - November 11, 1979 Halcon Dorado vs. Rizado Nunez Mr. Puerto Rico vs. El Asesino De Brooklyn Larry Zbyzsko vs. Hussain Arab Tito Santana vs. Jerry Valiant WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - November 12, 1979 Ted Dibiase, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant Ivan Putski vs. Swede Hanson WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - November 13, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: 11/17/79: Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the swinging full nelson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Wizard at ringside, where he put Wizard on the spot about a rumored deal he was in the process of making, Wizard then said the deal was with Capt. Lou Albano, and then shouted him out to ringside, with both saying they would not discuss the deal at this time, and that their attorneys were speaking to each other The Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dominic DeNucci at 6:09 after Albano tripped DeNucci from the outside Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Harry Valdez via submission at 2:51 with an overhead backbreaker; after the bout, Hogan briefly kept the hold applied; moments later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Hogan & Blassie regarding how Hogan will do against the other WWF wrestlers (Hogan's WWF debut) (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives) 11/24/79: Bulldog Brower & Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera at 9:53 when Hanson pinned Rivera with a backbreaker over the knee Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission with the backbreaker at the 49-second mark; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside Tony Atlas pinned Mike Masters at 2:51 with a suplex and splash Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Ted Dibiase to a double count-out at 8:58 when both men began brawling on the floor Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the swinging full nelson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Wizard at ringside, who said his pending deal with Capt. Lou Albano he had been talking about was almost completed and he would let everyone know once it's finalized Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty via submission with the abdominal stretch at 3:12; during the bout, the Grand Wizard briefly did guest commentary to further discuss his pending deal with Capt. Lou Albano, and would do everything in his power to give the details next week on what he said was the biggest financial deal ever in the WWF 12/1/79: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty & Moose Monroe at 6:28 when Santana pinned Doherty with a flying bodypress off the top Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the backbreaker at 1:14; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 4:17 following a gorilla press slam The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Harry Valdez at 9:32 when Sika pinned Valdez with a diving headbutt off the top Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a bulldog at 3:27; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Albano and the Grand Wizard where they announced Albano purchased the contract of WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson for $100,000; the Wizard said he did it purely for the money due to a cash flow problem and Albano said he didn't care whether Patterson had been consulted about the deal Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:30 Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - November 14, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 11/17/79: Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:19 Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ben Ortiz at 4:21 with a bulldog; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Duncum & Albano at ringside WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Doherty at 8:01 when Putski pinned Estrada with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the champions at ringside The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera at 4:03 when Sika pinned Rivera with the Samoan Drop; the Samoans were introduced as "Lou Albano's Wildmen" for the match Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:04 Dark match: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower, Bobby Duncum, & Swede Hanson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Hansen pinned Santana at 11:03; fall #2: Santana pinned Hansen at 1:09; fall #3: Backlund pinned Brower at 3:31 with the atomic kneedrop 11/24/79: Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera at 8:12 with a suplex Swede Hanson pinned Frankie Williams at 5:02 Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 10:51 when Zbyszko pinned Estrada with a sunset flip Bobby Duncum pinned Steve King at 2:11 with a bulldog Dark match: Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 10-minute time-limit draw 12/1/79: Ken Patera defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the swinging full nelson at 4:51 WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Moose Monroe at 7:53 when Putski pinned Monroe with the Polish Hammer Dominic DeNucci pinned Pete Doherty at 8:19 with an airplane spin The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 6:25 when King was pinned following a headbutt off the top WWF @ Hanover, PA - South Western High School - November 16, 1979 Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw Larry Zbyszko pinned Jose Estrada Bobby Duncum pinned Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski) & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant & Hussein Arab (sub. for Jimmy Valiant) Swede Hanson pinned Chief Jay Strongbow WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - November 17, 1979 Televised on the PRISM Network: Ivan Putski won an 18-man battle royal at 12:27; other participants included: Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Bulldog Brower, Bobby Duncum, Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Valiant, Johnny Valiant, Tito Santana, Moose Monroe, Larry Zbyszko, Pete Sanchez, Dominic DeNucci, Ted Dibiase, Gorilla Monsoon, and Chief Jay Strongbow; order of elimination: DeNucci, Duncum, Monsoon, Rivera, Rodz, Estrada, Strongbow, Brower, Hanson, Dibiase, Monroe, Arab, Zbyszko, Johnny Valiant, Santana, Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Valiant Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 15-minute draw Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe at the 36-second mark Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 3:24 Bobby Duncum defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:07 Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 9:25 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at 18:02 via KO Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 7:26 Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant at 4:43 Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant at 5:42 Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - November 18, 1979 Johnny Yachetti fought Al Costello to a 15-minute time-limit draw Ray Stevens defeated Ronnie Sexton at 12:57 Don Kernoodle & Klondike Bill defeated Charlie Fulton & Doug Sommers at 12:26 Rufus R. Jones defeated the Destroyer via disqualification at 17:31 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Baron Von Raschke at 19:24 in a No DQ match Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson defeated NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka at 25:24 WWF @ Steubenville, OH - St. John Arena - November 18, 1979 Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Valiant Brothers Ivan Putski vs. Swede Hanson WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 19, 1979 Not televised Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:21 David Von Erich defeated Davey O'Hannon at 8:47 Hussein Arab defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 2:51 Capt. Lou Albano defeated Jimmy Valiant Dusty Rhodes defeated Swede Hanson WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Bobby Duncum to a draw at 18:32 when both men were deemed too bloody to continue Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 15:03 WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putksi & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant at 22:58 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at 15:04 WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - November 20, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant Hussein Arab fought Tito Santana to a double count-out Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase Bobby Duncum defeated Ivan Putski via count-out WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - November 21, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada Jimmy Valiant & Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via count-out WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - November 23, 1979 Davey O'Hannon defeated Joe Mascara at 13:38 Mike Masters defeated Steve King (sub. for Jack Evans) at 14:17 Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:45 Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant at 11:49 Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase at 18:16 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower at 16:44 WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Arena - November 24, 1979 Dave Darrow vs. Fred Marzino Jose Estrada vs. Frank Williams Moose Monroe vs. Dave Duggan Hussein Arab vs. Johnny Rivera Jimmy Valiant vs. Larry Zbyszko Gorilla Monsoon vs. Bobby Duncum WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - November 24, 1979 Joe Mascaro defeated Steve King Johnny Rodz defated Mike Masters WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out; Arnold Skaaland was barred from ringside for the duration of the match Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Bulldog Brower defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out Davey O'Hannon defeated Joe Mascaro WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - November 25, 1979 Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko vs. Hussein Arab Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Jerry Valiant WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski vs. Swede Hanson WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson WWF @ Brooklyn, NY - St. Mary's Auditorium - November 26, 1979 Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via referee's decision WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - November 27, 1979 Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as scheduled Hussein Arab defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Mike Masters, who was to sub. for Johnny Rivera) Swede Hanson defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mike Masters) Dominic DeNucci defeated Swede Hanson (sub. for Bobby Duncum) via disqualification WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - November 28, 1979 Ivan Putski, Mike Masters, & Dominic DeNucci vs. Swede Hanson, WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, & Bobby Duncum Ted Dibiase & Larry Zbyszko vs. Jimmy & Jerry Valiant Tito Santana & Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz & Hussein Arab WWF @ Bayonne, NJ - November 29, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Mike Masters Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via count-out WWF @ Albany, NY - November 30, 1979 Steve King defeated Angelo Gomez Bobby Duncum defeated Mike Masters Jim Duggan defeated Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification Andre the Giant defeated Swede Hanson Tokusima, Japan - City Gymnasium - November 30, 1979 Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Akira Maeda at 8:50 via submission with an arm bar Yoshaiki Fujiwara pinned Junji Hirata at 8:43 Strong Kobayashi pinned Haruka Eigen at 7:56 Riki Choshu pinned Kantaro Hoshino at 11:04 Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Nikolai Volkoff via submission with a Boston crab at 6:23 Greg Valentine pinned Kengo Kimura at 9:05 Pedro Morales & Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Kido in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - both teams battled to a double count-out, awarding both teams a fall; fall #2 - Singh defeated Kido via a cobra claw at 1:08 NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki pinned WWF World Champion Bob Backlund with a back suplex to win the title after kicking out of the champion's atomic drop at 28:16; only Backlund’s title was on the line WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - November 30, 1979 The Red Demon defeated Billy Berger Johnny DeFazio defeated Jim Grabmire Dominic DeNucci defeated JoJo Andres WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via disqualification WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - December 1, 1979 (matinee) Andre the Giant won a $10,000 battle royal by last eliminating Jerry Valiant; other participants included: WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, Johnny Rodz, Ivan Putski, Bulldog Brower, Dominic DeNucci, Gorilla Monsoon, Moose Monroe, Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Tony Altimore, Jose Estrada, & Larry Zbyszko; order of elimination: Hanson by Andre; Altimore eliminated; Arab by Andre; Monsoon by Jimmy & Johnny, breaking the middle rope in the process, after Monsoon sustained an elbow off the top by Johnny while Jimmy was caught in an airplane spin; Dibiase by Jimmy Valiant; Jimmy by Andre with a boot; Johnny by Jerry after Andre threw them together; Jerry by Andre via an atomic drop Johnny Rodz fought Jose Estrada to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson with a sit-down splash after reversing an attempted piledriver into a backdrop Tito Santana fought Bobby Duncum to a double disqualification Ivan Putski pinned Jerry Valiant with the Polish Hammer WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Valiant with a backslide Ted Dibiase pinned Jimmy Valiant after hitting him with his own foreign object GCW @ Atlanta, GA - December 1979 Georgia Championship Wrestling taping: Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown Abdullah the Butcher defeated Curtis Brazil Georgia Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnorff defeated Bill Dromo & Marvin Turner WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Gerald Finley at 2:42 with a German suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Gordon Solie interviewed Backlund Tony Atlas pinned Jack Ford Abdullah the Butcher defeated Mike Davis Killer Khan defeated Marvin Turner Wenonah Little Heart pinned Judy Martin Tommy Rich & Ray Candy defeated Buck Brannigan & Rick Craven NJPW @ Numazu, Japan - December 1, 1979 Shoji Kai pinned Junji Hirata Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Akira Maeda Kengo Kimura pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi Strong Kobayashi pinned Osamu Kido Greg Valentine pinned Haruka Eigen Tatsumi Fujinami fought Pedro Morales to a double count-out Bob Backlund pinned Seiji Sakaguchi WWWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu defeated Tiger Jeet Singh & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Singh forced Choshu to submit with a cobra claw; fall #2: Choshu defeated Singh via disqualification; fall #3: Inoki pinned Volkoff WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - December 1, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant Dave Darrow defeated Johnny Rodz WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson WWF @ Queens Village, NY - Incarnation Church Auditorium - December 2, 1979 Included Ted Dibiase, Larry Zbyszko, Jerry Valiant, & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - December 3, 1979 Included Andre the Giant, & WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski Hiroshima, Japan - December 3, 1979 Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - December 4, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Dark match: WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Mr. X 12/8/79 - included Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino interviewing WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at the show opening, where Patterson objected to working with Capt. Lou Albano and does not want to be associated with him at all, saying he doesn't like him, and that Albano was a slob and a bum: WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out at 8:23 after dropkicking him over the top rope Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown at 3:25 via submission with the backbreaker Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:42 with a monkey flip out of the corner WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Larry Zbyszko, Dominic DeNucci, & WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski to a no contest at 8:26 when the Samoans turned on Patterson and attacked him after Patterson had gone to hit Albano for stopping the Samoans from letting Patterson tag out of the match; Albano then hit Patterson in the head with a chair, busting him open as the Samoans held him up; Vince McMahon then attempted to interview Patterson, who screamed that he wanted Albano in the ring Bobby Duncum defeated Manny Saica at 2:21 Ken Patera defeated Frankie Williams at 2:35 12/15/79: The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino & Angelo Gomez at 6:01 when Sika pinned Marzino with the Samoan Drop Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Babyface George via submission with the full nelson at 4:57 Dominic DeNucci pinned Mr. X at 3:07 following an airplane spin Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Sylvano Sousa with a bulldog at 5:44 WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty & Davey O'Hannon at 7:28 when Putski pinned Doherty with the Polish Hammer Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Don Patrick with a suplex at 1:11; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at ringside, with Patterson challenging Capt. Lou Albano to a match right now, and he would put him out of wrestling for good 12/22/79: Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Kevin Hughes via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:47; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the backbreaker at 5:12 Tony Atlas defeated Frank Williams Andre the Giant pinned Pete Doherty at 2:31 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Patrick & Johnny Rivera at 7:53 when Afa pinned Patrick with the Samoan Drop WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz with a kneedrop off the top at 2:57; during the bout, Rodz reopened Patterson's cut on his forehead from two weeks earlier 12/29/79: Bobby Duncum defeated Don Patrick at 5:22 Hulk Hogan defeated Sylvano Sousa at 2:42 Tony Atlas defeated Pete Doherty at 2:52 Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. X at 8:44 WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Callahan & Johnny Rodz at 5:59 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada with a kneedrop off the top at 3:19 Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant defeated Jerry Valiant Osaka, Japan - December 4, 1979 WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Greg Valentine Bob Backlund defeated Tiger Jeet Singh via disqualification WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki pinned Pedro Morales with a body press at 8:29; only the NWF title was on the line WWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - December 5, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: 12/8/79: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Doherty at 8:22 when Santana pinned Doherty with a dropkick Ken Patera defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:05 Hulk Hogan defeated Frank Williams via submission with a bearhug at 1:57 Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada at 6:49 Tony Atlas pinned John Callahan at 3:12 Dark matches: Andre the Giant pinned Hussein Arab at 5:49 with a headbutt WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:05 with a flying bodypress 12/15/79: Andre the Giant defeated Pete Doherty & John Buford in a handicap match at 1:43 by pinning both at the same time Hulk Hogan defeated Dan Patrick via submission with a backbreaker at 2:33 The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Sylvano Sousa at 8:56 when Sousa was pinned Dominic DeNucci pinned Jose Estrada at 9:11 Hussein Arab pinned Angelo Gomez at 2:44 with a suplex Dark match: Dominic DeNucci fought Swede Hanson to a time-limit draw 12/29/79: Larry Zbyszko pinned Pete Doherty at 5:44 Ken Patera defeated Don Patrick at 5:46 Bobby Duncum pinned Ben Ortiz at 5:13 with a bulldog WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Buford & Davey O'Hannon at 6:51 when Putski pinned Buford with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the champions at ringside Tony Atlas pinned Kevin Hughes with a suplex at 2:52 Gifu, Japan - December 5, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Haruka Eigen Bob Backlund defeated Tatsumi Fujinami WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Pedro Morales & Greg Valentine WWF @ Meriden, CT - Platt High School Gym - December 6, 1979 Frankie Williams vs. Pete Doherty Tito Santana vs. Dave Darrow Ted Dibiase vs. Bobby Duncum Johnny Rivera vs. Jose Estrada Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab via count-out at the 17-minute mark after hitting the Polish Hammer WWF @ Highland Park, NJ - December 6, 1979 Gorilla Monsoon & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. ? & ? Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - December 6, 1979 Tiger Jeet Singh fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a no contest Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu defeated Pedro Morales & Greg Valentine Strong Kobayashi defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification Kimura & Kido defeated Hirata & Hoehino Haruka Eigen defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Akira Maeda WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki fought Bob Backlund to a no contest at 27:19; Backlund had scored a pinfall after coming off the top rope, following outside distraction from Tiger Jeet Singh, however WWF President Hisashi Shinma overruled the decision and declared it a no contest; only the WWF title was on the line WWF @ Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial Arena - December 7, 1979 Ivan Putski vs. Johnny Valiant Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab WWF @ Newburgh, NY - December 7, 1979 Included Ted Dibiase, the Valiant Brothers, and WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - December 8, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera Bobby Duncum defeated Mike Masters WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Andre the Giant & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry & Jimmy Valiant WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Swede Hanson WWF @ Fairmont, WV - Marion County Armory - December 8, 1979 WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - December 9, 1979 Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - December 9, 1979 Brute Bernard defeated Klondike Bill at 9:51 Rufus R. Jones & Cocoa Samoa defeated the Scorpion & the Destroyer at 12:31 Ric Flair defeated Ray Stevens at 18:47 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 16:26 Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification when Ray Stevens interfered Detroit, MI - December 10, 1979 Featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund WWF @ McKeesport, PA - High School Gym - December 10, 1979 Johnny DeFazio vs. Jim Grabmire Gorilla Monsoon vs. JoJo Andrews Dominc DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski vs. Johnny Valiant WWF @ South Amboy, NJ - St. Mary's High School Gym - December 11, 1979 Davey O'Hannon vs. Johnny Rivera Jose Estrada vs. Tony Gomez Johnny Rodz vs. Frank Williams Bulldog Brower vs. Mike Masters Ted Dibiase, Larry Zbyszko, & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Swede Hanson, Jimmy & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Queens, NY - December 12, 1979 Ted Dibiase & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. ? & ? WWF @ Browns Mills, NJ - December 13, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams Davey O'Hannon (sub. for Hussein Arab) defeated Johnny Rivera Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko Gorilla Monsoon, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, & Ted Dibiase defeated Swede Hanson, Jimmy & Jerry Valiant Kyoto, Japan - December 13, 1979 WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Kengo Kimura WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 14, 1979 Johnny, Jerry, & Jimmy Valiant co-won a 20-man, $10,000 battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, the winner would face WWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the show, with Jerry being chosen as the one to get the title shot; participants included: the Great Hussein, Dominic DeNucci, Ted Dibiase, Bobby Duncum, Jose Estrada, Angelo Gomez, Swede Hanson, Joe Mascara, Mike Masters, Gorilla Monsoon, Davey O'Hannon, WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz, Tito Santana, Nikolai Volkoff, Frank Williams, and Larry Zbyzsko Bobby Duncum defeated Ted Dibiase Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Valiant Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Gorilla Monsoon defeated Johnny Rodz Swede Hanson defeated Mike Masters Davey O'Hannon defeated Frank Williams WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant WWF @ North Plainfield, NJ - December 15, 1979 Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci Larry Zbyszko & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - December 17, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network and in Japan - featured Vince McMahon on commentary; the 11 p.m. curfew was waived by the New York State Athletic Commission for the event Larry Zbyszko pinned Bulldog Brower at 4:43 when Zybszko caused Brower to fall over while attempting a bodyslam Riki Choshu & Seji Sakaguchi defeated Bad News Allen Coage & Jo Jo Andrews at 9:44 when Andrews submitted to Sakaguchi's Boston Crab; the bout was announced as being for the Japanese tag team titles but the championship Choshu & Sakaguchi held at the time was actually the NWA North American Tag Team Titles Mike Graham defeated Johnny Rodz via submission at 5:03 with a figure-4 Hulk Hogan defeated Ted Dibiase via KO at 11:12 with a bearhug; prior to the bout, Hogan was escorted to the ring by Freddie Blassie (Dibiase's last appearance for almost 8 years) (Hogan's MSG debut) (Hulk Still Rules) Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match to win the vacant WWF World Title at 17:18; Backlund did not come to the ring with the belt, rather WWF President Hisashi Shima was in possession of it and was introduced to the crowd before the match; Backlund was not introduced as champion however the title being vacant was not mentioned to the US audience but was known by the Japanese audience since the title controversy took place there; in commentary, Vince McMahon continued to refer to Backlund as the title holder Antonio Inoki pinned Hussein Arab at 14:59 with the enzuiguri; the match was announced as being for Inoki's Japanese Heavyweight Title but the belt Inoki actually held at the time was the NWF title; following the ring entrances, Arab took the mic and cut a promo on the fans; after the match, Arab knocked the referee out with his loaded boot (WrestleMania 26 Collector's Edition) NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Dusty Rhodes when the referee stopped the match at 13:18 after Rhodes began bleeding from the forehead and lost his vision to the point that he fell out of the ring; after the match, the fans chanted "bullshit" before Race hit Rhodes in the head with the title belt (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story) WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci by turning a monkey flip attempt into a roll up at 6:31 (History of the Intercontinental Title) WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Johnny Rivera at 10:17 with a back suplex WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Victor Rivera & Swede Hanson at 6:57 when Santana pinned Hanson with a crossbody off the top Atlanta, GA - City Auditorium - December 25, 1979 Steve Travis fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw Tommy Rich & Ray Candy defeated Ernie Ladd & Ox Baker Killer Khan defeated Bob Armstrong in a judo jacket match Ric Flair fought Georgia TV Champion Austin Idol to a no contest WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Kevin Sullivan Abdullah the Butcher defeated Tony Atlas Georgia Heavyweight Champion the Masked Superstar defeated Dick Slater in a No DQ match Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated an imposter Mr. Wrestling #2 in a steel cage match; due to pre-match stipulations which said the loser must unmask, the imposter was revealed to be Joe Powell WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - December 26, 1979 Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rivera Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy Larry Zbyszko pinned Swede Hanson Tito Santana, Ivan Putski, & Andre the Giant defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - December 27, 1979 Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny & Jerry Valiant (Best 2 out of 3 falls) Andre the Giant vs. Bobby Duncum Also included Bulldog Brower and Victor Rivera WWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - Decemer 27, 1979 Mike Masters defeated Jose Estrada Larry Zbyszko defeated Dave Darrow Hussein Arab defeated Steve King WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant Women's Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski fought Swede Hanson to a double disqualification; Larry Zbyszko was the guest referee WWF @ Albany, NY - December 28, 1979 Jim Duggan defeated Steve King Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic Denucci Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Women's Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant WWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Temple Mosque - December 28, 1979 Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez Jose Estrada pinned Joe Mascaro Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mike Masters Davey O'Hannon defeated Jimmy Valiant (sub. for Frankie Williams) via disqualification Larry Zbyzsko fought Bulldog Brower to a draw Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - December 29, 1979 Davey O'Hannon defeated Joe Mascara Jose Estrada defeated Ben Ortiz Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez Bulldog Brower defeated Mike Masters Andre the Giant, Larry Zbsyszko, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Swede Hanson, Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant in an elimination match WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson in a lumberjack match WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - December 29, 1979 Jim Duggan defeated Fred Marzino Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa Joe Crugnale defeated John Callahan Hussein Arab defeated Steve King Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rivera Women's Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy Bobby Duncum defeated Ivan Putski via count-out; after the bout, Putski hit the referee after hearing the decision Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 9:13 Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Garden - December 30, 1979 Sweet Daddy Siki defeated John Forsythe at 8:07 Billy Red Lyons defeated John Bonello at 5:19 Johnny Weaver defeated Frank Monte at 9:36 Andre the Giant defeated the Destroyer & Brute Bernard in a handicap match at 18:06 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at 16:40 NWA U.S. Champion Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens defeated Canadian Champion Dewey Robertson & Ric Flair at 19:14 WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - December 30, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera Hussein Arab defeated Steve King (sub. for Pete Doherty) Larry Zbyszko deefeated Jimmy Valiant Dominic DeNucci defeated Jerry Valiant WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Johnny Valiant) Victor Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a double disqualification Women's Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy Bobby Duncum defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski