Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable at 13:50 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Nick Busick with a running kick off the ropes Ted Dibiase fought Bulldog Brower to a double disqualification SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification for Fred Curry) WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Eddie Gilbert defeated Tito Senza & Joe Martin at 3:21 when Gilbert pinned Senza with a sunset flip following the atomic drop from Backlund for WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson) to a double count-out WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification, WWF @ Waterville, ME Armory September 26, 1979 WWF @ Highland Park, NJ December 6, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X (sub. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski, Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens August 19, 1979 6/12/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Mr. Saito with a sunset roll up at 4:43 Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Ringo via submission with an abdominal stretch at 8:53 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 (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jerry Johnson via submission at 3:09 with the figure-4, 1/5/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall for Mike Hall) at 9:20 Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams vs. Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff Ivan Putski vs. Peter Maivia, WWF @ Rutherford, NJ Fairleigh Dickinson University April 4, 1979 Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams 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 Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada at 2:45 Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna 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 North American Champion Ted DiBiase defeated Tony Russo at the 5-minute mark Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis, WWWF @ Vineland, NJ High School Gym March 9, 1979 Rick McGraw (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Jerry Johnson at 3:25 with a piledriver, 1/26/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko (sub. Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Colon at 4:12 with a sunset flip out of the corner Ivan Koloff pinned SD Jones with a cradle Lou Albano) pinned Ben Ortiz at 5:13 with a bulldog Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. WWF @ Queens, NY December 12, 1979 Ted Dibiase defeated Tony Altimore The hotel, set in downtown Allentown, had a long history of luxurious elegance, but by 1982 it was falling into disrepair. Pete Doherty (sub. Don Muraco (w/ Capt. 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 Bulldog Brower pinned Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant This was the first WWF program to be shown on national broadcast television. for Fred Curry) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification, WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall May 8, 1979 Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with the superplex at 2:50, 5/11/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mr. X at 12:45 Lou Albano) fought WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to a 10-minute time-limit draw Johnny DeFazio pinned Frank Marconi at 11:01 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match at 13:36 by escaping over the top Mike Hall defeated Frank Williams, WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena April 27, 1979 Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 2:26 with a kick to the head and elbow drop (Thunders debut) 11/3/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Bobby Duncum / Bill Berger match from the 11/3/79 All Star Wrestling: 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 Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Masters at 2:28 with a clothesline and elbow drop (Pateras return after a 16-month absence) Hussein Arab vs. Johnny Rivera 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 Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams Championship Wrestling taping: WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Victor Rivera defeated Paul Figueroa at 2:53 Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff when the match was stopped due to blood loss, WWWF @ Binghamton, NY Broome County Arena March 24, 1979 (3,200) Bob Backlund defeated Tatsumi Fujinami Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jerry Valiant John Davidson fought Billy Martinez to a draw WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Boston, MA Boston Garden September 15, 1979 (12,350) Lou Albano) fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, both men continued brawling until Travis chased Brower from ringside Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Curt Hennig & Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada & Tony Russo at 5:23 when Gilbert pinned Russo with a flying forearm WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Peter Maivia, WWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium April 5, 1979 Jose Estrada defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa Victor Rivera defeated Mike Hall Tito Santana defeated Gypsy Rodriguz (sub. Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via referees 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 Dominic DeNucci defeated JoJo Andrews (sub. WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant, WWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium August 23, 1979 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 Mr. X vs. Dave Darrow WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Callahan & Johnny Rodz at 5:59 Larry Zbyszko pinned Jimmy Valiant at 8:30 Killer Khan defeated Marvin Turner Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis via disqualification Ivan Putski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Mike Hall at 7:44 with Garea pinned Hall with a sunset flip; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed the winners at ringside Jack Evans fought Larry Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw, WWWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium February 22, 1979 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 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Capt. Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:38 with the Polish Hammer Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant (non-title), WWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse September 12, 1979 Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant to a 10-minute time-limit draw Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:38 SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz Championship Wrestling taping: Mr. X fought Mark Tendler to a 20-minute time-limit draw Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the abdominal stretch at 2:45 Micro-exhibition "Another museum, another Picasso". WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Bulldog Brower (sub. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at the 18-minute mark WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Swede Hanson defeated Mike Masters Steve King defeated Pete Sanchez Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow In contrast to Championship Wrestling, the tapings for Superstars of Wrestling moved around the country and took place at larger arenas. Johnny Rodz vs. Hussein Arab Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones Greg Valentine defeated Steve King WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification, WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ Convention Hall January 18, 1979 Ivan Putski (sub. John Yachetti defeated Terry Yorkston at 5:48 Claim this business. All Star Wrestling taping: Davey OHannon defeated Steve King (sub. Stations like KPLR-TV in St. Louis and KHJ-TV (now KCAL) in Los Angeles reportedly paid $100,000 to air the show.[1]. Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw Lou Albano) to a 10-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, Albano briefly brought a Siberian husky to ringside; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera (sub. Hussein Arab fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw Dave Darrow vs. SD Jones pinned George Rosello with a side slam at 2:46 Jimmy Valiant vs. Pete Sanchez WWF All Star Wrestling - 1979 Results. Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty 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, WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena March 9, 1979 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out, WWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse October 24, 1979 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Eddie Gilbert pinned Pedro Torres at 3:23 with a running forearm date promotion card name attendance; Sat, Jul 12th 1997: ECW: Allentown Show (Jul '97) 900: Fri, Jun 13th 1997: ECW . Hussein Arab pinned Marc Pole at 3:07 with a suplex after breaking a wooden chair over him Jose Estrada fought Dave Darrow to a draw Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out, WWWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse March 28, 1979 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 6:09 with a kneedrop off the top Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci Tony Garea vs. Greg Valentine 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 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson in a steel cage match, WWF @ Middlesex, NJ High School October 8, 1979 Greg Valentine defeated Bill Berger Bulldog Brower defeated Joe Mascara Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mark Pole at 2:34 following two elbow drops (sub. Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Championship Wrestling taping: for Bulldog Brower) at 15:43, WWF @ Concord, NH Douglas Everett Arena September 21, 1979 Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab via count-out Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney with the tombstone at 1:40 (Muracos return after a 9-month absence) Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon at 3:30 with a gorilla press slam WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mac Rivera at 3:42 when Rivera submitted to Jays sleeper Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mac Rivera via submission at the 2-minute mark with the Boston Crab Tito Santana defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. Dave Darrow defeated Johnny Rodz Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore at 16:20 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson in a lumberjack match at 20:03; there were 15 lumberjacks for the match, WWF @ Springfield, MA Civic Center December 29, 1979 Tito Santana vs. Bulldog Brower, WWF @ Providence, RI Civic Center September 22, 1979 for Frank Williams) Lou Albano) pinned Mark Pole at 5:06 with a kneedrop off the top Buddy Rose pinned Steve Travis with a kneedrop off the top at 8:47 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Valiant via disqualification Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 8:09 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Estrada at ringside Jacques Goulet at 6:35 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 WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana fought Jerry Valiant to a draw 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 Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe Victor Rivera pinned Mr. X Jose Estrada vs. Tony Gomez Allen Coage pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:08 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: Hussein Arab, Dominic DeNucci, Ted Dibiase, Bobby Duncum, Jose Estrada, Angelo Gomez, Swede Hanson, Joe Mascara, Mike Masters, Gorilla Monsoon, Davey OHannon, WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz, Tito Santana, Nikolai Volkoff, Frank Williams, and Larry Zbyszko Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada (sub. Hussein Arab vs. Dominic DeNucci Dick Murdoch pinned Johnny Rodz at 1:20 with a brainbuster (Murdochs MSG debut; his last MSG appearance for 5 years) Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Ivan Putski pinned Frank Williams with the Polish Hammer at 4:25 Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Dominic DeNucci at 4:02 when Saito pinned King with a suplex Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, WWF @ Roselle, NJ High School April 16, 1979 Enter an address in the text field above or change your location sharing settings for this page. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 3:40 when Jerry pinned Jones with an elbow drop (Jerrys debut) Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tony Colon & Tito Senza at 2:26 when Colon submitted to Jules sleeper Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as scheduled Nikolai Volkoff (sub. Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Haystacks Calhoun Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Mitchell at 4:05 when Mitchell submitted to Jays sleeper Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 2:29, 10/5/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada & John Schmidt at 6:37 when Putski pinned Schmidt with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Putski & Santana at ringside Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell Mr. X defeated Mike Hall WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification January 1, 1983. Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo at 3:56 Dominic DeNucci defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification for Gypsy Rodriguez) 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 Backlunds title belt on the floor Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 3:15 with a flying bodypress WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci at 17:03 Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Pete Sanchez at 8:35 when Fuji pinned King with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall via disqualification Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams Larry Sharpe pinned Bob Bradley at 2:45 with a piledriver 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 Wenonah Littleheart defeated Suzette Ferrera WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 15:22 with a small package; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee, WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center July 7, 1979 Read our privacy policy. Eddie Gilbert defeated Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 3:37 when Studd shoved the referee down after Studd was kicking Gilbert who he had hung upside down in the corner; WWF World Champion Bob Backlund then came out to protect Gilbert, with Studd hitting him from behind with Blassies cane; prior to the bout, a fan named Joe attempted Studds Bodyslam Challenge but was unsuccessful for Baron Mikel Scicluna) WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun 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 Dark match: Johnny Rodz fought the Columbian Jaguar to a 10-minute time-limit draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via count-out in an Indian Strap Match, WWF @ Baltimore, MD Civic Center September 29, 1979 Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Charlie Brown at 5:30 when Sika pinned Brown with the Samoan Drop (the Samoans return after a near 2-year absence) Tito Santana defeated Mr. X at 15:30 Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out, WWF @ Springfield, MA Civic Center June 16, 1979 Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis after the 16-minute mark Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis at 11:39 with an elbow drop for Chief Jay Strongbow), WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification Andre the Giant, Steve Travis, & Dominic DeNucci (sub. Womens Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy Frank Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower at 13:40 Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:31 with a suplex 11/24/79: for Spiros Arion) at 6:37 after a dropkick, WWWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum February 18, 1979 Ivan Putski defeated Rocky Cole for Stan Stasiak) Tony Atlas defeated Moose Monroe 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 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Scranton, PA CYC December 3, 1979 Greg Valentine fought Ivan Putski to a draw, WWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium April 26, 1979 for Frank Rodriguez) at 7:40 Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera at 9:16 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada (sub. Bulldog Brower defeated Fred Marzino Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification at 8:42 after both wrestlers hit referee Dick Woehrle Abdullah the Butcher defeated Curtis Brazil Ken Patera defeated Ron Lee via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:34 for Mr. X) at 7:10 Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz (sub. 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 Steve Travis defeated Stan Stasiak Steve King fought Frank Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny DeFazio at 18:55 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Johnny Rivera vs. Jose Estrada WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Angelo Gomez at 5:50 Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff, WWF @ Vineland, NJ High School October 12, 1979 Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via count-out, WWF @ Philadelphia, PA Spectrum April 28, 1979 Televised on the PRISM Network: Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall at 9:39 Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 4:34 after being knocked over the top rope to the floor after colliding with Stevens in the ring Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab (sub. Capt. Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada at 3:13 Lou Albano) defeated Barry Hart & Mac Rivera at 5:17 when Fuji pinned Rivera with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification at 15:10 after Sousa pushed the referee twice SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower at 11:35 Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley following three elbow drops at 2:12 Georgia Championship Wrestling taping: Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:35 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 pinned Tony Garea Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Nikolai Volkoff pinned Jose Estrada (sub. Vince McMahon built the syndicated network in part by persuading local stations to pay for the rights to air the program. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams at 6:32 when Saito pinned Williams with a back suplex Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Brian Mackney at 4:07 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. Bulldog Brower defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis, WWF @ Brooklyn, NY Yeshiva Rtzhad School May 17, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via referees decision after the 10-minute time limit expired, WWF @ Willingboro, NJ JFK High School Gym May 31, 1979 WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Moose Monroe at 7:53 when Putski pinned Monroe with the Polish Hammer for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Tito Santana defeated Mr. X Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant vs. Tito Santana for SD Jones) Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 6:51 Dark matches: Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore (sub. WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X Lou Albano & the Wild Samoans: Hussein Arab defeated Steve King 10/20/79 included the ringside interview with Bobby Duncum & Capt. 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 WWFs Most Unusual Matches)