Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams Greg Valentine pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Tito Santana to a double disqualification Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna for SD Jones) Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant Lou Albano defeated Dominic DeNucci (sub. Allen Coage pinned Dave Darrow after the 12-minute mark Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout, WWF @ Manchester, NH JFK Coliseum August 16, 1979 (3,000) Bulldog Brower pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:33 with a kick to the head Tito Santana defeated Hussein Arab Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with the superplex at 2:50, 5/11/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Featured Bruno Sammartino challenging Nikolai Volkoff to an impromptu arm-wrestling Challenge, where Bruno was attacked by Volkoff & Freddie Blassie before it could begin, Bruno was then double-teamed until Gorilla Monsoon, Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci made the save Greg Valentine defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea Bulldog Brower pinned Johnny Rivera after the 11-minute mark Angelo Mosca defeated Sgt. for Spiros Arion) at 6:37 after a dropkick, WWWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum February 18, 1979 WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant, WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ Convention Hall October 30, 1979 Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:21 This card was not televised Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out SD Jones pinned Frank Rodriguez at 6:02 Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant for Bulldog Brower) at 5:08 with a sunset flip Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw with a kneedrop off the top at 6:24; after the bout, Rose dropped McGraw with a piledriver on the concrete floor for SD Jones) to a 20-minute time-limit draw Hussein Arab defeated Pete Sanchez Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out Championship Wrestling taping: Hussein Arab pinned Pete Doherty (sub. Sylvano Sousa defeated Jack Savage (sub. Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams Tony Altimore vs. Jose Estrada beauregard parish 911 office; Tags . Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada at 3:13 Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino at the 6-minute mark Davey OHannon pinned Victor Mercado at 3:15 with a kneedrop off the top Hussein Arab defeated Fred Marzino WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Jimmy Valiant at 10:20 after hitting him with his own foreign object, GCW @ Atlanta, GA December 1979 Included a Halloween costume contest judged by Gorilla Monsoon Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Jimmy (sub. Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams Steve Travis pinned Moose Monroe at 3:35 Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant, & Capt. for Steve King) defeated Frank Rodriguez SD Jones defeated Tony Russo Steve King defeated Pete Sanchez Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow at 3:27 Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out. Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via disqualification for Dominic DeNucci) at 4:19 with a clothesline Steve Travis fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification, WWWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum February 10, 1979 for Fred Curry) Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 3:04 after ramming Kings head into his loaded boot; 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; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arab & Blassie at ringside Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out, WWF @ Wheeling, WV July 29, 1979 Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci at 7:44, WWWF @ Landover, MD Capital Centre March 17, 1979 (matinee) Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Andre the Giant defeated Pete Doherty & John Buford in a handicap match at 1:43 by pinning both at the same time after dropping Doherty on top of Buford ? SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Joyce Grable pinned Suzette Ferrara at 7:26; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced the figure-4 had been banned after Greg Valentines actions the last few weeks Jerry Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Davey OHannon vs. Johnny Rivera Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:49 Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera at 13:14 The Demons (Baron Mikel Scicluna & Charlie Fulton) defeated Steve Travis & Bob Bradley at 2:32 when Bradley was pinned following an elbow drop Tony Altimore defeated Steve King at 10:06 Jim Grabmire defeated Billy Berger Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions 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 Jose Estrada pinned Ben Ortiz (sub. Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 15:45 with an elbow drop 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. 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 Mr. X vs. Dave Darrow Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Colon via submission at 2:46 with the sleeper, 2/16/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Tito Santana pinned Frank Rodriguez at 3:08 with a spinning toe hold into a bridge for Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera), WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena January 19, 1979 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 19:41 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Pierre the Lumberjack Jimmy Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci Killer Khan defeated Bob Armstrong in a judo jacket match Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Miguel Feliciano via submission with the bearhug at 2:16; after the bout, Graham kept the hold applied until several referees came to the ring Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission at 2:25 with a backbreaker over the knee, 5/11/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Peter Maivia & Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out, Los Angeles, CA January 12, 1979 WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:10 with a sunset flip from the apron Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera (sub. Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a 15-minute time-limit draw Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara with the piledriver at 2:41; after the bout, Mascara was taken backstage on a stretcher Tommy Rich & Ray Candy defeated Buck Brannigan & Rick Craven, NJPW @ Numazu, Japan December 1, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa 2/3/79 (aired 2/2/79 in the NYC market) hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Kevin Victor & Joe Mascara match from the 1/20/79 All Star Wrestling: Ivan Putski defeated Pete Reeves & Paul Mauret in a handicap match at 2:42 by pinning Mauret with the Polish Hammer Tony Atlas pinned Moose Monroe with a splash at the 55-second mark; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Atlas WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Jerry Valiant Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Mike Hall (sub. Frank Holtz defeated the Red Demon via disqualification at the 14-minute mark Nikolai Volkoff fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double count-out at 13:35 4/28/79: Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a bearhug at the 2-minute mark Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant at 9:40, WWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum August 19, 1979 WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrera defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Littleheart for Julie Smith) defeated Kitty Adams via disqualification at 7:00 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 11:49 4/21/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Greg Valentine & the Grand Wizard at ringside: Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 3:49 after Brower kicked Zbyszko low and would not follow the referees instructions Buddy Rose pinned Steve Travis with a kneedrop off the top at 8:47 Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mike Hall Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 4:25 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Hart was carried out on a stretcher WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at the 18-minute mark 1/6/79: Charlie Fulton pinned Victor Mercado at 3:49 with the legdrop, 1/26/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Ivan Putski defeated Mac Rivera, 3/30/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Hall Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab via count-out, Los Angeles, CA December 7, 1979 Mr. Haiti pinned Joe Espada at 2:51 with a splash following a headbutt 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 Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera at 4:10 WWF 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 referees decision at 13:35 due to Backlunds 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) Allentown Agricultural Hall. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ted Dibiase Butch Cassidy defeated Tiny Thumb Johnny Rodz defated Mike Masters Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:06 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Mercado was taken out on a stretcher, 3/9/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall 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 Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 16:40 Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Tony Colon at 3:50 when Travis pinned Colon with a powerslam Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out landcruiser cummins conversion. Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrera defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Littleheart Ivan Putski pinned the Black Demon with the Polish Hammer at 4:15 Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams at 15:27 11/10/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out, Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Garden June 3, 1979 Jimmy Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 17:04; prior to the bout, Capt. The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification Lou Albano) pinned Andre Zavita at 6:31 Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci at 11:49 Peter Maivia defeated Tony Altimore at 8:20 Greg Valentine defeated Steve King Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & Dominic DeNucci, WWF @ Highland Park, NJ High School May 7, 1979 Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant when Andre pinned Jimmy, WWF @ Manchester, NH JFK Coliseum September 6, 1979 (2,000) SD Jones defeated Joe Mascara at 4:58 Billy Berger defeated JoJo Andrews via disqualification at 11:23 Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out at 7:10 for Pierre the Lumberjack) WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Caron for Baron Mikel Scicluna) WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Valiant, WWF @ Albany, NY Washington Ave. Armory May 25, 1979 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 Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera at 8:12 with a suplex WWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Mr Saito defeated Mac Rivera & Frank Williams at 5:10 Victor Rivera fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw 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 Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 13:06 WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci for SD Jones) Ivan Putski pinned Frank Williams at 4:40 with the Polish Hammer WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson, WWF @ Portland, ME Civic Center November 27, 1979 Mr. Puerto Rico vs. El Asesino De Brooklyn Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams (sub. Andre the Giant pinned the Executioner at 3:04 with a boot to the face and sit-down splash 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) WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike DuPree after four consecutive backbreakers WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Johnny Rivera at 10:17 with a back suplex WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mark Pole at 3:58 with a powerslam Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match at 1:53 by pinning both men after picking Russo up and dropping him on top of Pole following a boot to the face Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow Bulldog Brower vs. Pete Sanchez 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 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 15-minute draw Hussein Arab pinned Marc Pole at 3:07 with a suplex after breaking a wooden chair over him Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski, WWF @ White Plains, NY Westchester County Civic Center September 19, 1979 Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Victor Mercado via submission with a bearhug at 3:44 2/3/79: Steve Travis fought Jimmy Valiant Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino SD Jones defeated Tony Colon Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 26:00, WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena February 9, 1979 Mr. X defeated Joe Crugnale SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Jose Estrada defeated Ted Ortiz (sub. NWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff defeated Ken Patera & Big John Studd at 20:04 Steve Travis defeated Paul Mauret Abdullah the Butcher defeated Tony Atlas for Frank Williams) via count-out at 7:09 after Jones missed a charge and fell over the top rope to the floor WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant Mike Paidousis defeated Tony Russo (sub. Tony Atlas defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the full nelson at 3:08 3/24/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included footage from last weeks Championship Wrestling of Steve Travis being announced as the 1979 Rookie of the Year award and Vince McMahon interviewing him; featured McMahon interviewing Greg Valentine & the Grand Wizard at ringside: Billy Red Lyons pinned Al Costello at 13:36 Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Ivan Putski at 11:25 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower at 11:35 Bob Orton Jr. pinned Barry Hart at the 6-minute mark with the superplex Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at 2:38 with a cannonball following an airplan spin; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Bellomo at ringside