Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Tito . Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall via disqualification Tony Atlas pinned Jim Hamilton at 3:05 with a gorilla press slamn, 7/13/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Georgia Heavyweight Champion the Masked Superstar defeated Dick Slater in a No DQ match WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. SD Jones defeated Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Joe Perkins with the claw at 5:20; a big red X appeared on the screen when Mulligan applied the hold Various pop music was used for commercial bumpers starting in late 1982, including "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones, "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley, "Private Eyes" and "Out of Touch" by Daryl Hall & John Oates, "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits, "She Bop" and "Money Changes Everything" by Cyndi Lauper, "Conga" by Miami Sound Machine, "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, "Things Can Only Get Better" by Howard Jones, and "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News. WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated BB Coleman & JoJo Andrews at 8:09 when Santana pinned Coleman with a flying bodypress following the Polish Hammer from Putski Ag Hall @ Allentown Fairgrounds - Lehigh Valley Style Allen Coage defeated Joe Mascara Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant, WWF @ New York City, NY Madison Square Garden April 30, 1979 Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rivera with an elbow drop at 4:47 following a suplex Pete Sanchez defeated Fred Marzino Joe Mascara defeated Paul Figueroa Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 18:08 Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Valiant Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore at 19:06 Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe Jim Duggan pinned Moose Monroe 10/16/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka & Capt. Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell Mr. X pinned Jose Estrada Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Miguel Feliciano at 4:03 when Saito pinned Feliciano with a back suplex 1725 W Chew St Allentown PA 18104. Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Savage WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:10 with a sunset flip from the apron 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 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: Laurent Soucie pinned Jose Estrada at 8:44 with a gutwrench suplex (Soucies debut) Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower & Capt. 11/20/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers Corner: Hussein Arab defeated Billy Berger Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:24 WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Steve Travis, WWF @ Albany, NY Washington Ave. Armory July 6, 1979 Bulldog Brower pinned Johnny Rivera after the 11-minute mark Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson, WWF @ Bayside, NY Incarnation Church Auditorium December 2, 1979 Johnny Rodz defated Mike Masters Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz at 4:27 when Jules pinned Rodz with a chop to the head (debut of the Strongbow brothers team) Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz Jim Duggan defeated Jose Estrada Verne Gagne defeated Mr. X (Jack Evans) via submission with the sleeper at 12:05 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 WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. 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 Strongbows leg for Johnny Rivera) Lou Albano Larry Zbyszko vs. Frank Rodriguez The scheduled Jose Estrada vs. Joe Mascara match did not take place Tito Santana defeated Mr. X at 15:30 WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Valiant, WWF @ Wheeling, WV Civic Center December 9, 1979 Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bill Berger with the claw at 3:42 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mark Tendler Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Akira Maeda Lou Albano Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall at 6:13 with a clothesline Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones at 8:00 Steve Travis defeated Mike Hall Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams Larry Sharpe defeated Jeff Craney at 2:50 WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. The interviewer position was filled mostly by McMahon with Pat Patterson also assisting in some cases, until the hire of Gene Okerlund in 1984 which gave him the full-time slot of interviewing wrestlers backstage or at ringside. Billy Red Lyons defeated John Bonello at 5:19 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Baron Von Raschke at 19:24 in a No DQ match Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated Frank Rodriguez & Steve King at 5:44 when Johnny pinned Rodriguez with an elbow from the top rope; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano and the Valiants at ringside Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe with the Polish Hammer at 4:11 Nikolai Volkoff vs. SD Jones Nikolai Volkoff vs. SD Jones 3 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 for Steve Travis) defeated Johnny Rodz 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. Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams at 18:00 Tito Santana defeated Mr. X Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis via disqualification Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 7:56 after kicking him with his loaded boot Haruka Eigen defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi SD Jones defeated Tony Russo Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 9:20 when Martel pinned Rodz with a sunset flip El Cabellero Feo vs. El Halcon Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via KO, WWF @ Albany, NY October 19, 1979 Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Victor Mercado at 2:51 when Afa pinned Mercado with the Samoan Drop Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Charlie Fulton Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall Lou Albano) via disqualification at 3:22 when Jimmy Snuka interfered and hit the splash off the top on Morales as Albano held his legs down Jim Duggan defeated Johnny Rodz Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Tony Colon at 3:50 when Travis pinned Colon with a powerslam 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: 11/24/79: Nick Busick defeated Jim Grabmire via disqualification WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ernie Ladd at 24:31 From February 21 to. Bob Backlund defeated Tiger Jeet Singh via disqualification for Mike Masters, who was to sub. WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant Lou Albano) to a curfew draw at 4:49; after the bout, Garea cleared Albano from the ring 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 defeated Jimmy Valiant Paul Orndorff & Jay Youngblood defeated Gene Anderson & Swede Hanson at 15:46 Greg Valentine pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:58 Fred Curry pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:59 with a flying crossbody (Currys debut) Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Johnny Rivera Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci Nikolai Volkoff (sub. Adrian Adonis defeated Barry Hart WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson when the match was stopped due to blood loss Tommy Rich & Ray Candy defeated Buck Brannigan & Rick Craven, NJPW @ Numazu, Japan December 1, 1979 Steve Travis fought Bulldog Brower to a double disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Bull Molina at 9:32 when Molina submitted to Gareas abdominal stretch allentown agricultural hall wwf Ronnie Lee defeated BB Coleman 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 9/29/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 11:05, WWF @ White Plains, NY Westchester County Center June 18, 1979 Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification 5/5/79: Tony Garea pinned Jim Hamilton at 2:55 with a dropkick, 6/22/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna All Star Wrestling taping: Mr. X fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Larry Zbyszko pinned John Schmidt with a suplex at 5:01 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 29:30 when Arnold Skaaland broke Pattersons pinfall attempt after the challenger hit Backlund with brass knuckles behind the referees back Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez at 8:00 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Allen Coage pinned SD Jones at 4:02 with a clothesline WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, WWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum November 25, 1979 Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant, WWF @ New York City, NY Madison Square Garden August 27, 1979 Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant, WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ Resorts International Steel Pier August 30, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis, WWWF @ Vineland, NJ High School Gym March 9, 1979 Dominic DeNucci fought Larry Sharpe to a double count-out at 3:11 when both men were brawling on the floor Haystacks Calhoun pinned Mr. X at 1:34 Lou Albano) defeated Miguel Felicano & Jeff Craney at 2:52 when Sika pinned Craney with the Samoan Drop Nikolai Volkoff pinned Jose Estrada (sub. WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification, WWF @ Hanover, PA South Western High School November 16, 1979 Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Dominic DeNucci, & Nick Busick at 9:56 when Jerry pinned Busick following a double clothesline from he and Johnny Larry Zbyszko pinned Mr. X at 6:30 with a crucifix Dark match after the taping: Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out. Andre the Giant pinned Johnny Rodz with a boot to the face and sit-down splash at 2:35, 8/3/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Johnny DeFazio pinned JoJo Andrews Tiny Tom & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy at 8:46 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 Mr. X defeated Frank Williams Greg Valentine defeated Barry Hart Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley with a kneedrop off the top at 2:19 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Hull Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Sanchez Stan Stasiak fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out at 4:20 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hanson 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 Lou Albano Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mike Sykes at the 16-minute mark Ivan Putski defeated John Schmidt Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Brian Mackney at 4:07 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 Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Televised on the PRISM Network featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary: Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X (sub. Eddie Gilbert pinned Jose Estrada with a flying crossbody at 4:27 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Valiant at 9:35 with a backslide SD Jones defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw Lou Albano) defeated Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & SD Jones at 12:34 when Jimmy pinned Jones when Jones missed a charge in the corner Televised in Japan 4/20/79: NWF Heavyweight Champion Antonio Inoki defeated Nikolai Volkoff (sub. Hussein Arab vs. SD Jones Davey OHannon (sub. Jim Grabmire defeated Billy Berger Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the backbreaker at 3:38 (Studds debut) Allen Coage (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 6:22 (Coages debut) WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack for Johnny) & WWF Tag Team Campion Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via count-out in an Indian Strap Match, WWF @ Baltimore, MD Civic Center September 29, 1979 2/24/79: Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell Tito Santana vs. Bulldog Brower, WWF @ Providence, RI Civic Center September 22, 1979 Hussein Arab defeated Steve Travis at 13:40 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. 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. Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty Davey OHannon pinned Victor Mercado at 3:15 with a kneedrop off the top Jerry Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a draw for SD Jones) Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jerry Johnson via submission at 3:09 with the figure-4, 1/5/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Bulldog Brower pinned Steve Travis Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mike Hall at 12:40 WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. 5/8/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Jimmy Snuka / Frank Williams match from the 2/13/82 Championship Wrestling: Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & JoJo Andrews at 7:47 when Andrews submitted to Dibiases abdominal stretch Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz Lou Albano defeated Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned George Rosello with the superplex at 2:53 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Valiant via disqualification WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & SD Jones at 7:28 when Saito pinned Travis with a back suplex Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera (sub. Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out, WWF @ Bangor, ME Bass Park Race Track August 4, 1979 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 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 for Bulldog Brower) via count-out Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 9:56 when both wrestlers were brawling on the floor Pete Doherty defeated Mike Jones (sub. Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bulldog Brower Steve Travis defeated Frank Rodriguez Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. Culture and Tourism | Madrid's community Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Jones Greg Valentine defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:42 Steve Travis defeated Mr. X for Pete Doherty) at 3:31 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 Woehrle 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 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 Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out Dark match: Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 10-minute time-limit draw Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant, WWF @ North Plainfield, NJ High School Gym December 15, 1979 Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out, WWWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium March 15, 1979 Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz (sub. 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) Agricultural Hall. Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Dark match: Dominic DeNucci fought Swede Hanson to a time-limit draw Andre the Giant defeated Peter Maivia at 6:33 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw 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 Frank Williams defeated Allen Coage via disqualification at 12:20 for Gorilla Monsoon) & SD Jones at 14:39 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz for Spiros Arion), WWWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse January 24, 1979 Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:04 with a cradle Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera & Tony Russo (sub. Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification, WWWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum February 10, 1979 The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci after the 12-minute mark Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out Ted Dibiase pinned Ron Lee at 7:59 with an elbow drop Ricky Steamboat pinned Ernie Ladd with a small package at the 42-second mark This was the first WWF program to be shown on national broadcast television. Tito Santana pinned Frank Rodriguez Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 4:25 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Hart was carried out on a stretcher Tony Atlas defeated Pete Doherty at 2:52 WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Rocky Cole via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:06 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)