Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 9:36 after Brower refused to stop choking Strongbow over the top rope; after the bout, Strongbow cleared Brower from the ring with a chair; Gorilla Monsoon then interviewed Strongbow in the ring Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Eddie Mansfield, WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena January 12, 1979 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Haystacks Calhoun, & Dominic DeNucci, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena June 8, 1979 for Nikolai Volkoff) Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Jimmy Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab, WWF @ Bangor, ME Auditorium October 17, 1979 Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via KO, WWF @ Albany, NY October 19, 1979 for Chief Jay Strongbow), WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy 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 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum September 14, 1979 4/14/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:26 WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve King Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. for Pierre the Lumberjack) Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw 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 Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. Capt. 2/21/79: Carlos Carlito Caribbean Cool Colon Jr. was born. Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ed Tarzan via submission at 1:40 with a bearhug Included a Halloween costume contest judged by Gorilla Monsoon for Dino Bravo) defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 24:14; the bout between Bravo and Patera was to have been a No DQ contest, WWF @ Brooklyn, NY Notre Dame Hall August 20, 1979 Hussein Arab fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out at 10:09, WWF @ Kearny, NJ High School Gym May 10, 1979 Tony Atlas defeated Ron Lee at 2:49 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification, WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ Resorts International Steel Pier August 23, 1979 Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:41 by sitting on and pinning both at the same time Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews at 2:58 with the Polish Hammer Lou Albano & Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 5:15 when Blassie went to the locker room and brought out Blackjack Mulligan to attack Andre; Mulligan attacked Andre from behind with a chair and then applied the claw and bloodied Andre until several wrestlers came out and pulled Mulligan off; Andre wrestled the final few minutes by himself after taking McGraw away from the ring when he injured his leg, 4/20/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Russo with a splash at 4:30 Victor Rivera pinned Mr. X Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. Tony Atlas pinned Mike Masters at 2:51 with a suplex and splash Also included 3 other bouts, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena June 29, 1979 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant 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 vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee), WWF @ New Haven, CT September 19, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 20:45 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) Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 22:10 Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out, WWF @ Harrisburg, PA Zembo Mosque October 19, 1979 It hosts the annual Great Allentown Fair in late summer. Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Moose Monroe at 4:53 with a splash after kicking him with the loaded boot Championship Wrestling taping: Andre the Giant & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant via disqualification, WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall April 17, 1979 Tony Altimore (sub. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 3:40 when Jerry pinned Jones with an elbow drop (Jerrys debut) Bulldog Brower defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko Tony Atlas pinned John Schmidt (Atlas debut) Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Jim Grabmire (sub. Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko fought Victor Rivera to a draw, WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena January 26, 1979 Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 15:45 with an elbow drop Tiny Thumb & Butch Cassidy defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw SD Jones defeated Frank Williams Vicki Williams & Suzette Ferrera defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai when Williams pinned Martin, WWWF @ Albany, NY Washington Ave. Armory March 2, 1979 Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 6:05 (Pattersons debut) WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pedro Torres at 2:05 with a left hand punch to the face Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall at 6:13 with a clothesline SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 7:17 after Rodz refused to stop choking Jones WWF Championship Wrestling TV-Taping Date: 08.07.1980 Promotion: World Wrestling Federation Type: Event Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Arena: Agricultural Hall :::: Not eligible for the matchguide: unknown match length. WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:27 Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a 15-minute time-limit draw Steve Travis pinned Victor Rivera Dominic DeNucci pinned Frank Rodriguez at 3:09 with the airplane spin 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 Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson at 15:23 Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 3:41 with an elbow drop after ramming Williams head into his pointed toe Steve King fought Joe Crugnale to a double count-out The scheduled match between Fred Curry & Mr. X was cancelled WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Twin Devil #2 to a no contest Tiny Tom & Butch Cassidy defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible at 18:46 Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out Pete Doherty defeated Mike Jones (sub. The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. 1/20/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino Mike Hall pinned Fred Marzino with a boot to the chest 6/2/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Capt. WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X February 24 and 25. . 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 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 Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:18 Tiny Thumb & Cowboy Lang defeated Butch Cassidy & Little Tokyo WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought Tito Santana & Steve Travis to a draw Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission at 4:14 with the sleeper Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz Moose Monroe vs. the Jaguar Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Nick Busick pinned JoJo Andrews at 15:10 Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. X at 8:44 Johnny Rivera vs. Jose Estrada Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo 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) Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Steve Travis, & Johnny Rivera, WWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse June 20, 1979 Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom vs. Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada (Santanas MSG debut) Ronnie Lee defeated Billy Coleman Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mr. X at 6:38 Johnny Valiant pinned Larry Zbyszko, WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY Our Lady of Guadalupe Youth Center March 13, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Victor Rivera via disqualification after sustaining several illegal blows Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Akira Maeda at 8:50 via submission with an arm bar Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Akira Maeda The Colombian Jaguar defeated Tony Altimore Hussein Arab fought Steve Travis to a draw Pete Doherty defeated Kevin Hughes Greg Valentine pinned Kengo Kimura at 9:05 Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King at 8:15 Hussein Arab defeated Joe Cagle WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid vs. Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom for Fred Curry) to a double disqualification at the 16-minute mark The hotel, set in downtown Allentown, had a long history of luxurious elegance, but by 1982 it was falling into disrepair. Nikolai Volkoff & Bulldog Brower defeated Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci, WWF @ Portland, ME Civic Center September 4, 1979 (2,300) Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower & Hussein Arab. 3/24/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Allen Coage defeated SD Jones Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 10:04 Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall after the 15-minute mark Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:31 with a suplex WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Hussein Arab via count-out Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones at 6:58 WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification, WWWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum February 10, 1979 Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Little Heart at around the 11-minute mark Johnny Weaver defeated Frank Monte at 9:36 Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out, WWF @ Wheeling, WV July 29, 1979 The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Ted Dibiase (sub. 12/8/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Lou Albano (sub. Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones Televised on the PRISM Network included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary: Pat Patterson pinned Dave Darrow at 5:39 with the Bombs Away Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF Champion Bob Backlund via count-out, WWWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum January 14, 1979 Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out, Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Garden June 3, 1979 Bulldog Brower pinned Tony Garea at 14:25 with a headbutt WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 8:17 when Jimmy pinned King following a double clothesline to the back of the head; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the Valiants at ringside discussing their recent breakup with their manager Capt. Johhny DeFazio defeated Billy Berger Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. 7/7/79: Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams Tony Atlas pinned Pete Mitchell at 3:10 after picking up Mitchell in a gorilla press position and dropping him down across his knee, 2/16/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Jimmy Valiant defeated Tony Altimore 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 Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Lou Palamouchi at 4:40 following two elbow drops Allen Coage defeated Joe Cagle Larry Zbyszko vs. Hussain Arab Blackjack Mulligan defeated Charlie Brown Ivan Koloff vs. Tony Garea Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 6:04 after getting his leg tied in the ropes Dusty Rhodes pinned Jimmy Valiant at 5:27 with the Bionic Elbow Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:06 with a backslide Bruno Sammartino pinned Ernie Ladd Dino Bravo defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification at 14:08 Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jerry Johnson at 3:11 with a jumping kneedrop