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7/28/79: Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Doherty at 8:01 when Putski pinned Doherty with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the champions at ringside 9/15/79: Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera at 8:12 with a suplex The scheduled match between Fred Curry & Mr. X was cancelled Steve Travis pinned Stan Stasiak (sub. Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci Tito Santana fought WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant to a draw Fred Curry pinned Paul Maret at 1:30 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera via count-out at 9:38 when Stasiak was dropkicked over the top rope and unable to return to the ring in time Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Miguel Feliciano at 3:01 when Fuji pinned Feliciano with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Haystacks Calhoun & Johnny Rivera vs. the Valiant Brothers WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification Ivan Putski pinned Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 3:20 for Stan Stasiak) WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci 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 Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada Andre the Giant defeated Peter Maivia, WWF @ Waterville, ME Armory April 11, 1979 for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera Brute Bernard defeated Klondike Bill at 9:51 Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:18 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 Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant, WWF @ New York City, NY Madison Square Garden April 30, 1979 Joe Mascara defeated Paul Figueroa Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 2:50 with a backbreaker over the knee Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis via count-out at 4:31 Johnny Rivera defeated Davey OHannon (sub. Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Mark Pole at 3:35 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams Roddy Piper pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:49 with a knee to the stomach as Rodz jumped off the ropes Mr. X fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant 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 WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs. Greg Valentine Jose Estrada fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time limit draw 10/20/79: for Gorilla Monsoon) Ted Dibiase defeated JoJo Andrews In contrast to Championship Wrestling, the tapings for Superstars of Wrestling moved around the country and took place at larger arenas. Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mark Tendler Nikolai Volkoff (sub. Stan Stasiak fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out at 4:20 Ivan Putski (sub. Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Terry Gunn via submission at 3:28 with the figure-4 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Jim Grabmire Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada & Ron Shaw at 6:12 when Martel pinned Shaw with a flying bodypress off the top; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced that Pedro Morales had been taken to the hospital, with Dr. George Zahorian accompanying him date promotion card name attendance; Sat, Jul 12th 1997: ECW: Allentown Show (Jul '97) 900: Fri, Jun 13th 1997: ECW . 9/22/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff: Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 8:10 Hussein Arab pinned Steve Travis at 7:18 Ted Dibiase (sub. WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Jose Estrada with a powerslam at 4:16 Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (Indian strap match) 8/21/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: for Gorilla Monsoon) 3/10/79: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson, WWF @ Browns Mills, NJ August 30, 1979 12/1/79: 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 Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out, WWF @ Bangor, ME Bass Park Race Track August 4, 1979 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant (sub. Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Allen Coage via referees decision when the match went to curfew 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 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 Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 12:54 Steve Travis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Tito Santana vs. Mr. X Lou Albano, Johnny & Jimmy Valiant: Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Williams Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Johnny Rodz vs. Tito Santana Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Putski at 16:31 Swede Hanson pinned Frank Williams at 5:02 Ronnie Lee defeated Billy Coleman Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Johnny Rivera 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 Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 4:17 following a gorilla press slam WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:02 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification, WWF @ Webster, MA Webster Hall October 18, 1979 WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Joe Martin at 2:18 in a non-title match following two cannonballs Televised on the MSG Network included Vince McMahon on commentary: 3/24/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, WWF @ Wildwood, NJ September 1, 1979 Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Dominic DeNucci defeated Victor Rivera Victor Rivera (sub. Frank Williams defeated Fred Marzino SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Johnny Rivera at 10:17 with a back suplex Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X (sub. for Bulldog Brower) Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pedro Torres at 2:05 with a left hand punch to the face WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Steve Travis fought Peter Maivia to a 20-minute time-limit draw Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis for Johnny Rivera) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a draw Larry Zbyszko pinned Pete Doherty at 5:44 with a back suplex into a bridge Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams 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 Jose Estrada fought Dave Darrow to a draw for Bulldog Brower) via submission at 9:42 with an abdominal stretch Lou Albano he had been talking about was almost completed and he would let everyone know once its finalized Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. The tournament was fictitious. Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at at 12:31 with a back suplex Tony Altimore defeated Steve King at 10:06 Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz with a Thesz Press at 8:16 Tito Santana vs. Jose Estrada Dave Darrow defeated Johnny Rodz via referees decision Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. 3/17/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included a display of photographs showing Chief Jay Strongbow going in the ambulance and to the hospital following the incident with Greg Valentine: Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 23:28 when the match was stopped due to blood 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 Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon at 3:29 with a gorilla press slam, 1/5/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall This was the first WWF program to be shown on national broadcast television. Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the sleeper at 3:17 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out after the 35-minute mark, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena May 25, 1979 Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore at 2:52 Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:05; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside Bobby Duncum defeated Mike Masters for Spiros Arion), WWWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium January 11, 1979 David Von Erich defeated Davey OHannon at 8:47 24 Hour Services - Have an emergency? WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Johnny Rodz via submission at 2:20 with the Crossface Chickenwing; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Backlund at ringside talking about his new submission hold that he had just used for the first time the Crossface Chickenwing WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera to a 10-minute time-limit draw for Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King after using his loaded boot at 4:11 SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez Dominic DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab Lou Albano) pinned Mark Pole at 5:06 with a kneedrop off the top Friday, February 24 - 20:00 p.m. VOS cinema with presentation and debate: DECISION TO LEAVE. Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mark Pole at 2:34 following two elbow drops 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 Dominic DeNucci pinned Frank Rodriguez at 3:09 with the airplane spin 8/11/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Chief Jay Strongbow: Antonio Inoki pinned Hussein Arab at 14:59 with the enzuiguri; the match was announced as being for Inokis 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 Collectors Edition) for Baron Mikel Scicluna) 5/26/79: Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Greg Valentine pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Swede Hanson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out, Detroit, MI Cobo Arena October 28, 1979 Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant 4/14/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami, WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall December 4, 1979 Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Victor Mercado with the piledriver at 2:04; after the bout, Pat Patterson conducted a ringside interview with Orton & the Wizard, 8/3/82; 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 Bulldog Brower defeated Tony Garea at 11:10 Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon at 3:30 with a gorilla press slam Pat Patterson pinned Dave Darrow at 5:39 with the Bombs Away Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out at the 8-minute mark when Brower left ringside, Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens May 13, 1979 Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig defeated Tony Colon & Mac Rivera at 4:06 when Hennig pinned Colon with an elbow drop following a running forearm Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea Allen Coage defeated Jeff Rhodes at 2:25 Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower & Hussein Arab. WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Bobby Duncum to a draw at 18:32 when both men were deemed too bloody to continue Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out at 13:58, WWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum May 18, 1979 Hussein Arab pinned Pete Doherty at 14:00 with a suplex Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out at 7:20, WWF @ Englishtown, NJ April 23, 1979 Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification when Jerry hit the referee, WWF @ Scranton, PA CYC August 21, 1979 (1,956) Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 7:06 with a spinning toe hold into a bridge for Baron Mikel Scicluna) to a draw Hussein Arab fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana to a double count-out Kengo Kimura pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 7:43 with a flying bodypress Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match at 5:51 by pinning King after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee; after the bout Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff at ringside 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 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun, WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena June 30, 1979 (10,000) Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a draw Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Frank Williams defeated Mike Masters SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada 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 Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:50 with an inside cradle (Travis MSG debut) 7/28/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis: Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 3:24 Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine, WWF @ Harrisburg, PA Zembo Mosque July 20, 1979 Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion 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 (11,707) WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Greg Valentine fought Ivan Putski to a draw, WWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium April 26, 1979 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Davey OHannon Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell 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 Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones at 2:31 Dark match: Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John at 5:05 when Moolah pinned Grable Pat Patterson pinned Frank Williams with the Bombs Away 1/27/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon interviewing SD Jones at ringside about being put in the figure-4 leglock by Greg Valentine last week, with Jones suggesting the move should be banned Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana fought Jerry Valiant to a draw Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via count-out WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Brute Bryan at 5:42 Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci 3/3/79: Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:58 with a backbreaker over the knee; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Koloff & Albano at ringside Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Harry Valdez at 2:38 following two elbow drops; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Valentine & Wizard at ringside, who demanded some competition Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams Dave Darrow defeated Mike Jones via disqualification Bob Backlund pinned Seiji Sakaguchi Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Ivan Koloff pinned Dominic DeNucci Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle at 2:28 for Chief Jay Strongbow) fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Ron Lee SD Jones defeated Tony Russo Swede Hanson defeated Tony Altimore (sub. 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: Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification Pete Sanchez defeated Charlie Sharkey Steve Travis & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz & Mark Pole at 6:48 when Dibiase pinned Pole with a flying elbowsmash and an elbow drop; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Travis & Dibiase at ringside Ivan Putski defeated Joe Cagle & Mark Pole at 3:18 in a handicap match by pinning Cagle with the Polish Hammer Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Evans Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:15 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Snuka flipped over the stretcher that Brown was being carried out on Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo Televised on the PRISM Network featured Bruno Sammartino on commentary: Dominic DeNucci fought WWF Tag Team Champion 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 WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow The Red Demon pinned Bill Berger at 2:03 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. Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King at 8:15 Ted Dibiase pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna 4/28/79: Tony Atlas pinned BB Coleman at 3:28 with a gorilla press slam and elbow drop WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at the 18-minute mark Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw Fred Curry & Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:38 when Travis pinned Scicluna with a small package Buddy Rose defeated Barry Hart SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification 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 The scheduled match with WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as scheduled; this card was not televised Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz Tony Atlas pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:12 with a headbutt from the middle turnbuckle Tony Altimore (sub. Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dale Pierce with a kneedrop off the top at 2:08 WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Moose Monroe at 7:53 when Putski pinned Monroe with the Polish Hammer Originally produced under the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) banner, Championship Wrestling featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. Lou Albano) pinned Dave Darrow at 5:21 following several kneedrops; after the bout, Brower kicked Darrow off the stretcher he was being carried out on Curt Hennig & Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada & Tony Russo at 5:23 when Gilbert pinned Russo with a flying forearm for Mike Masters) Jacques Goulet at 16:18 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: SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification 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 @ Worcester, MA Auditorium November 8, 1979 11/3/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Lou Albano at ringside 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; during the bout, Capt. Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana fought Bulldog Brower & Jimmy Valiant to a double disqualification, WWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse July 11, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff vs. SD Jones WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Twin Devil #2 to a no contest Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada at 8:57 10/9/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Ray Stevens & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers Corner, where Stevens challenged Snuka to a match on television: Frank Holtz pinned Tony Altimore at 9:20 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore (sub. Rocky Johnson pinned Israel Matia with a sunset flip at 3:08 Bulldog Brower vs. Chief Jay Strongbow WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match at 13:36 by escaping over the top Larry Sharpe defeated Terry Gunn Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. 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 Select episodes are available for streaming on the WWE Network. Bulldog Brower defeated Steve Travis, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena May 4, 1979 Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo Rocky Johnson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:05 following two dropkicks WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve Travis Hussein Arab pinned Henry Roy Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw The scheduled bout between WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson did not take place due to the curfew WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:13 with a backslide The grand opening of the venue WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Frank Williams & Bob Bradley at 2:50 when Bradley submitted to Jays sleeper