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WWF: Madison Square Garden (09.24.79)
Posted by Matt

WWF: Madison Square Garden
September 24, 1979
New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (6/23/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Johnny & Jerry Valiant (3/24/1979)
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Andre the Giant, Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bob Backlund, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci, Freddie Blassie, Grand Wizard, Greg Valentine, Iron Sheik, Ivan Putski, Jerry Valiant, Jimmy Valiant, Johnny Rivera, Johnny Rodz, Johnny Valiant, Jose Estrada, Madison Square Garden, Nikolai Volkoff, Pat Patterson, Pete Sanchez, SD Jones, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana
WWF: Madison Square Garden (08.27.79)
Posted by Matt

WWF: Madison Square Garden
August 27, 1979
New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (6/23/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Johnny & Jerry Valiant (3/24/1979)
Here are some match results that didn’t make the video courtesy of TheHistoryofWWE.com:
-SD Jones pinned Frank Rodriguez at 6:02.
-WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 8:31 after a collision caused DeNucci to fall out of the ring.
-Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis at 11:39 with an elbow drop.
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
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Tags: Andre the Giant, Arnold Skaaland, Billy the Kid, Blondie, Bob Backlund, Bruno Sammartino, Bulldog Brower, Butch Cassidy, Captain Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow, Freddie Blassie, Grand Wizard, Iron Sheik, Ivan the Terrible, Jerry Valiant, Jimmy Valiant, Madison Square Garden, Nikolai Volkoff, Pat Patterson, Ted DiBiase, Tiny Tom, Tito Santana
WWF: All Star Wrestling (08.04.79) (PLUS MORE STRONGBOW v. VALENTINE~!)
Posted by Matt

WWF: All Star Wrestling
August 4, 1979
Hamburg, PA
Hamburg Fieldhouse
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF North American Heavyweight Champion: Pat Patterson (6/23/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Johnny & Jerry Valiant (3/24/1979)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: The Amityville Horror starring James Brolin & Margot Kidder
#1 Song of the Week: Bad Girls by Donna Summer
#1 TV Show of the 78-79 Season: Laverne & Shirley starring Penny Marshall & Cindy Williams
Follow along if you have the WWE Network!
The following wrestling exhibition requires discretionary viewer participation.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. Read the rest of this entry →
WWWF: All Star Wrestling (09.09.78)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: All Star Wrestling
September 9, 1978
Hamburg, PA
Hamburg Fieldhouse
Your current WWWF champions are as follows:
WWWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWWF World Tag Team Champions: The Yukon Lumberjacks (6/26/1978)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Grease starring John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
#1 Song of the Week: Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey
#1 TV Show of the 78-79 Season: Laverne & Shirley starring Penny Marshall & Cindy Williams
Follow along if you have the WWE Network!
The following wrestling exhibition requires discretionary viewer participation.
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
WWWF: Madison Square Garden (06.27.77)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
June 27, 1977
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Your current WWWF champions are as follows:
WWWF Heavyweight Champion: Superstar Billy Graham (4/30/1977)
WWWF World Tag Team Champions: Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf (12/25/1976)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: The Rescuers starring Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor
#1 Song of the Week: Got to Give It Up (Part 1) by Stevie Wonder
#1 TV Show of the 76-77 Season: Happy Days starring Ron Howard & Henry Winkler
Follow along with the WWE Network!
Your host is Vince McMahon. We finally have Howard Finkel doing the announcing here. His first card as the ring announcer came about back on January 17. Read the rest of this entry →
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Tags: Andre the Giant, Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Baron Von Raschke, Bruno Sammartino, Captain Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci, Freddie Blassie, George "The Animal" Steele, Grand Wizard, Haystacks Calhoun, Ivan Putski, Jan Nelson, Jose Gonzalez, Ken Patera, Larry Zbyszko, Lenny Hurst, Mr. Fuji, Nikolai Volkoff, Peter Maivia, Professor Tanaka, Rocky Tomayo, Stan Stasiak, Superstar Billy Graham, Tony Garea
WWWF: Madison Square Garden (10.25.76)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
October 25, 1976
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Your current WWWF champions are as follows:
WWWF Heavyweight Champion: Bruno Sammartino (12/10/1973)
WWWF World Tag Team Champions: The Executioners (5/11/1976)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Burnt Offerings starring Karen Black & Oliver Reed
#1 Song of the Week: If You Leave Me Now by Chicago
#1 TV Show of the 76-77 Season: Happy Days starring Ron Howard & Henry Winkler
Follow along with the WWE Network!
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Andre the Giant, Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Billy White Wolf, Bobo Brazil, Bruiser Brody, Bruno Sammartino, Captain Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow, Doug Gilbert, Gorilla Monsoon, Ivan Putski, Johnny Rodz, Jose Gonzalez, Kevin Sullivan, Manuel Soto, Nikolai Volkoff, Pete Sanchez, Stan Hansen, The Executioners, Tor Kamata, Victor Rivera
WWWF: All-Star Wrestling (09.13.75)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: All Star Wrestling
September 13, 1975
Hamburg, PA
Hamburg Fieldhouse
Your current WWWF champions are as follows:
WWWF Heavyweight Champion: Bruno Sammartino (12/10/1973)
WWWF World Tag Team Champions: The Blackjacks (8/26/1975)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Jaws starring Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss
#1 Song of the Week: Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell
#1 TV Show of 75-76 Season: All in the Family starring Carroll O’Connor
The following wrestling exhibition requires discretionary viewer participation. This intro would sound a lot jazzier if these clips were set to the similar Barney Miller theme song.
Your host is Vince McMahon and Antonino Rocca. Apparently, Rocca is one big mark for Tony Parisi. Read the rest of this entry →
WWE – Unreleased: Never Before Seen Matches (DISC ONE)
Posted by Matt

WWE – Unreleased: Never Before Seen Matches
1986-1995
Disc One
I haven’t completed a DVD recap in a while and this one looked pretty interesting, so I thought I would give it a shot. Heck, I haven’t purchased a WWE DVD in forever, so you know this had to have peaked my interest on some level.
AT FIRST GLANCE: Disc one covers the 1980s portion of the set and creeps into 1990 a little bit. Some of the tag matches could be interesting. On disc one, I’m most interested in the handicap match between Hogan and Savage against the Hart Foundation and the Honky Tonk Man. I think that could possibly be a hidden gem. The Powers of Pain against the Rockers could be promising as well. While this doesn’t surprise me that it’s part of the set because it’s WWE, I’m scratching my head over why they would think we would want to sit through Andre the Giant and Big John Studd — in 1989. Nevertheless, let’s get at it.
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Posted in WWE
Tags: Andre the Giant, Barry Horowitz, Big John Studd, Big Machine, Bobby Heenan, Brian Adams, Demolition, Dusty Rhodes, Earthquake, Elizabeth, Haku, Harley Race, Hart Foundation, Hillbilly Jim, Honky Tonk Man, Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, Jimmy Hart, Jose Estrada, King Kong Bundy, Mr. Fuji, Owen Hart, Paul Orndorff, Paul Roma, Pedro Morales, Peggy Sue, Powers of Pain, Randy Savage, Rockers, Roddy Piper, Sherri Martel, Slick, Super Machine, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana, Ultimate Warrior, Virgil
WWWF: Championship Wrestling (12.09.78)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Championship Wrestling
December 9, 1978
Allentown, PA
Agricultural Hall
Your current WWWF champions are as follows:
WWWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWWF World Tag Team Champions: Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko (12/2/1978)
Pop Culture #1s:
#1 Movie of the Week: Superman starring Christopher Reeve & Gene Hackman
#1 Song of the Week: Le Freak by Chic
#1 TV Show of 78-79 Season: Laverne & Shirley starring Penny Marshall & Cindy Williams
Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino. This is from the first series of Championship Wrestling tapings from the Allentown Agricultural Hall.
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NWA: Big Time Wrestling (02.14.76)
Posted by Matt

NWA: Big Time Wrestling
February 14, 1976
Detroit, MI
Cobo Hall
Your host is Bob Finnegan. Chuck Allen is the ring announcer.
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