NWA TV Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Paul Jones at 14:34 Bobby Duncum defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out, WWF @ White Plains, NY Westchester County Civic Center November 21, 1979 Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw Frank Williams defeated Sylvano Sousa Gypsy Rodriguez Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 14:25 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. Bobby Duncum defeated Steve King at 2:28 (Duncums return bout) Televised on the PRISM Network Fred Curry vs. Davey OHannon did not take place as scheduled: Bulldog Brower vs. Pete Sanchez Championship Wrestling taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia in a lumberjack match, WWWF @ Randolph, NJ March 24, 1979 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Gorilla Monsoon & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. ? Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe (sub. 8/18/79: Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 2:36 following two dropkicks Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via count-out, WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall October 2, 1979 Events WWF All-Star Wrestling - March 1, 1980 Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out, WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA Spectrum March 17, 1979 (15,855) Larry Zbyszko pinned Bulldog Brower at 4:43 when Zybszko caused Brower to fall over while attempting a bodyslam Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out 9/22/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Doherty at 8:22 when Santana pinned Doherty with a dropkick Bob White & John Bonnello defeated Mike Wayne & the Lawman Dominic DeNucci fought Bulldog Brower to a draw WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at the 18-minute mark Bulldog Brower & Capt. Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes when the referee stopped the match due to blood at 7:31 Jimmy Valiant vs. Pete Sanchez Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 5:26 with a flying bodypress Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 6:25 when King was pinned following a headbutt off the top, WWF @ Highland Park, NJ High School Gym November 15, 1979 WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Rocky Cole via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:06 7/7/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Chief Jay Strongbow at ringside; featured the announcement at the end of the show that Strongbow would face Baron Mikel Scicluna the following week: Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw Womens Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Kandi Malloy WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Mike Masters Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 6:51 WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Frank Williams with a backslide at 4:59 The Red Demon pinned BB Coleman The Internet Wrestling Database. Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. Ric Flair defeated Ray Stevens at 18:47 Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & Barry Hart at 4:37 when Fuji pinned Brown with a Samoan Drop; the match was aired joined in progress The following week, WWF Superstars of Wrestling replaced Championship Wrestling as the WWF's new flagship syndicated program. Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions 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 pinned Fred Marzino at 4:53 Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dominic DeNucci (sub. Steve Travis pinned Pete Mitchell at 3:28 after catching Mitchell coming off the ropes and hitting a backbreaker Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike DuPree after four consecutive backbreakers Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant and Baron Mikel Scicluna Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci at 8:10 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Scranton, PA CYC December 3, 1979 Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz with a reverse roll up at 4:12 Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara at 4:31 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tony Colon & Tito Senza at 2:26 when Colon submitted to Jules sleeper Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Marcus at 10:31 SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab via count-out Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification, WWF @ Waterville, ME Armory September 26, 1979 WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:05 with a flying bodypress WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab, WWF @ Landover, MD Capital Centre November 10, 1979 (5,679) (matinee) From March 1984 to 1986, an instrumental version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was used. Salvatore Bellomo pinned Sammy Sanders with a splash at 3:07 Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 9:13, Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Garden December 30, 1979 Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rivera 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 @ East Greenwich, RI Rocky Hill State Fair August 23, 1979 Johnny Rodz vs. Hussein Arab Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 10:51 when Zbyszko pinned Estrada with a sunset flip Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera at 4:03 when Sika pinned Rivera with the Samoan Drop; the Samoans were introduced as Lou Albanos Wildmen for the match WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Ivan Putski 9/18/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included McMahon as a guest of Buddy Rogers Corner with Rogers saying how he thought Jimmy Snuka was the best wrestler alive today and the most misused wrestler and that he hoped to be by his side someday (the debut of Rogers Corner on Championship Wrestling): Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:45 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 Televised on the MSG Network featured Vince McMahon on commentary Billy Red Lyons pinned the Red Demon at 6:20 Fred Curry pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:34 with a sunset flip from the apron Jim Brunzell pinned Swede Hanson Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada Riki Choshu & Seji Sakaguchi defeated Bad News Allen Coage & Jo Jo Andrews at 9:44 when Andrews submitted to Sakaguchis 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 Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Joe Mascaro defeated Steve King (sub. Hussein Arab pinned Paul Figueroa at 3:12 with an elbow drop after kicking him with the loaded boot Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:28 after pushing him into the corner Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant to a 10-minute time-limit draw for Larry Zbyszko) fought Jerry Valiant to a draw Tony Altimore defeated Frank Williams Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Mike Hall (sub. Steve King pinned Joe Mascara at 9:22 Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification, WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA Spectrum February 17, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino at the 6-minute mark Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:41 with a chop Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera 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 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Pittsfield, MA Boys Club November 22, 1979 Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera at 8:12 with a suplex Allen Coage defeated Sylvano Sousa 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 Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at the 11-minute mark, WWF @ New York City, NY Madison Square Garden September 24, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz 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 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski, WWF @ White Plains, NY Westchester County Civic Center September 19, 1979 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 www.profightdb.com. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko 7/17/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Allen Coage defeated SD Jones Andre the Giant defeated John Schmidt & Ron Lee in a handicap match at 2:29 by pinning both men at the same time Allen Coage defeated SD Jones WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out, WWF @ Harrisburg, PA Zembo Mosque November 23, 1979 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 Victor Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a double disqualification at 8:53 after both men hit the referee Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ed Tarzan via submission at 1:40 with a bearhug Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Fairmont, WV Marion County Armory December 8, 1979 Strong Kobayashi pinned Haruka Eigen at 7:56 Lou Albano) defeated Don Patrick & Johnny Rivera at 7:53 when Afa pinned Patrick with the Samoan Drop Tony Altimore (sub. 11/6/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Buddy Rose & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers Corner: Hussein Arab defeated Steve King Originally scheduled for the card was Jerry & Johnny Valiant vs. Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis, and WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Victor Rivera & Johnny Rodz 7/28/79: WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 14:10, WWF @ Brooklyn, NY Regina Youth Center September 20, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff (sub. WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification when Ivan Koloff interfered and attacked guest referee Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF @ Bangor, ME Auditorium January 17, 1979 for Ivan Koloff) (w/ Capt. Tony Garea fought Bad News Allen Coage (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 7:12 when both men ignored the referees instructions to stop brawling in the corner Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo for Bulldog Brower) & ? Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Allen Coage vs. Dominic DeNucci Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via referees decison at 5:34 when the match was stopped due to the curfew WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification, WWF @ Bangor, ME Auditorium June 13, 1979 Davey OHannon defeated Joe Mascaro (sub. 7/14/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Tito Santana Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones at 6:50 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo Dark matches: The Columbian Jaguar defeated Mark Pole WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned John Schmidt at the 38-second mark with a powerslam Swede Hanson pinned Steve King at 2:31 with a piledriver; after the bout, King was taken backstage on a stretcher 1/20/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Capt. Jose Estrada defeated Steve King Lou Albano) defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:56; fall #1 Fuji pinned Jules at the 38-second mark after thowing salt into both he and Chief Jays face while Saito distracted the referee; fall #2 Fuji submitted to Jules sleeper at 6:42; fall #3 Saito pinned Jay after Albano interfered and hit Jay with a foreign object when the referee was distracted by Fuji & Jules; after the bout, Pat Patterson attempted to interview the new champions, but they were attacked by the Strongbows and eventually cleared from ringside; the Strongbows then staged a sit-down strike in the ring, delaying the next match from taking place, until Gorilla Monsoon came to the ring and eventually convinced them to leave ringside