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WWF: All Star Wrestling (04.12.80) (PLUS HOGAN vs. BACKLUND~!)
Posted by Matt

WWF: All Star Wrestling
April 12, 1980
Hamburg, PA
Hamburg Fieldhouse
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (9/1/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (10/22/1979)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Coal Miner’s Daughter starring Sissy Spacek
#1 Song of the Week: Another Brick in the Wall, Part II by Pink Floyd
#1 TV Show of the 79-80 Season: 60 Minutes hosted by Mike Wallace
Follow along if you have the WWE Network!
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. Read the rest of this entry →
WWF: All Star Wrestling (03.29.80)
Posted by Matt

WWF: All Star Wrestling
March 29, 1980
Hamburg, PA
Hamburg Fieldhouse
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (9/1/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (10/22/1979)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Coal Miner’s Daughter starring Sissy Spacek
#1 Song of the Week: Another Brick in the Wall, Part II by Pink Floyd
#1 TV Show of the 79-80 Season: 60 Minutes hosted by Mike Wallace
Follow along if you have the WWE Network!
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. Read the rest of this entry →
WWF: Madison Square Garden (03.24.80)
Posted by Matt

WWF: Madison Square Garden
March 24, 1980
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (9/1/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (10/22/1979)
Follow along if you have the WWE Network!
The following wrestling exhibition requires discretionary viewer participation.
Your host is Vince McMahon. He makes sure to let us know they sold out not only Madison Square Garden, but also the spillover crowd watching on CCTV in the Felt Forum. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Afa, Andre the Giant, Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bob Backlund, Bobby Duncum, Bruno Sammartino, Bulldog Brower, Captain Lou Albano, Dominic DeNucci, Freddie Blassie, Grand Wizard, Hulk Hogan, Jose Estrada, Ken Patera, Kerry Von Erich, Larry Zbyszko, Madison Square Garden, Mike Masters, Pat Patterson, Rene Goulet, Sika, Tito Santana, Tor Kamata
WWF: All Star Wrestling (03.22.80)
Posted by Matt

WWF: All Star Wrestling
March 22, 1980
Hamburg, PA
Hamburg Fieldhouse
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (9/1/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (10/22/1979)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Coal Miner’s Daughter starring Sissy Spacek
#1 Song of the Week: Another Brick in the Wall, Part II by Pink Floyd
#1 TV Show of the 79-80 Season: 60 Minutes hosted by Mike Wallace
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. Since we’re back in Hamburg, Gary Michael Capetta has rejoined us. Read the rest of this entry →
WWF: All Star Wrestling (03.01.80)
Posted by Matt

WWF: All Star Wrestling
March 1, 1980
Allentown, PA
Allentown Agricultural Hall
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (9/1/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (10/22/1979)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Kramer vs. Kramer starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep
#1 Song of the Week: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
#1 TV Show of the 79-80 Season: 60 Minutes hosted by Mike Wallace
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Afa, All Star Wrestling, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Captain Lou Albano, Freddie Blassie, Hulk Hogan, Larry Sharpe, Rene Goulet, Sika, Tony Atlas, Wild Samoans
WWF: All Star Wrestling (02.16.80)
Posted by Matt

WWF: All Star Wrestling
February 16, 1980
Allentown, PA
Allentown Agricultural Hall
Your current WWF champions are as follows:
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Bob Backlund (2/20/1978)
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Pat Patterson (9/1/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (10/22/1979)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: The Fog starring Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis
#1 Song of the Week: Do That to Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille
#1 TV Show of the 79-80 Season: 60 Minutes hosted by Mike Wallace
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. For this taping cycle being that we are in Allentown, we get some JOE MCHUGH instead of Gary Michael Capetta. Read the rest of this entry →
WWF: Madison Square Garden (01.21.80)
Posted by Matt

WWF: Madison Square Garden
January 21, 1980
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 (9/1/1979)
WWF World Tag Team Champions: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana (10/22/1979)
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Afa, Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bob Backlund, Bobby Duncum, Captain Lou Albano, Davey O'Hannon, Dominic DeNucci, Grand Wizard, Hulk Hogan, Iron Sheik, Ivan Putski, Johnny Rodz, Ken Patera, Kevin Von Erich, Larry Zbyszko, Madison Square Garden, Mike Masters, Pat Patterson, Rene Goulet, Sika, Swede Hanson, Tito Santana, Tony Atlas, Wild Samoans
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: 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 →
WWF: Philadelphia Spectrum (07.21.79)
Posted by Matt

WWF: Philadelphia Spectrum
July 21, 1979
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Spectrum
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)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Dick Graham. They discuss the big revenge match between Chief Jay Strongbow going against the guy who broke his leg: Greg Valentine. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bob Backlund, Bulldog Brower, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci, Greg Valentine, Iron Sheik, Ivan Putski, Jimmy Valiant, Johnny Rivera, Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Pat Patterson, Philadelphia Spectrum, SD Jones, Steve Travis, Ted DiBiase, The Valiant Brothers, Tito Santana