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WWF: All Star Wrestling (06.02.79) (PLUS A SPECIAL BONUS MATCH~!)
Posted by Matt

WWF: All Star Wrestling
June 2, 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: Ted DiBiase (2/17/1979)
WWF Tag Team Champions: Johnny & Jerry Valiant (3/24/1979)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Alien starring Sigourney Weaver & Tom Skerritt
#1 Song of the Week: Hot Stuff 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: Madison Square Garden (10.23.78)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
October 23, 1978
New York City
Madison Square Garden
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: The Boys from Brazil starring Gregory Peck & Laurence Olivier
#1 Song of the Week: Kiss You All Over by Exile
#1 TV Show of the 78-79 Season: Laverne & Shirley starring Penny Marshall & Cindy Williams
Follow along if you have the WWE Network!
Courtesy of TheHistoryofWWE.com, here are the results of the matches that are cut from the WWE Network version:
Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 6:12
Ivan Koloff pinned Tony Garea at 2:39 with a rollup and grabbed the tights for leverage
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:11
Dino Bravo pinned Crazy Luke Graham at 3:46 with a dropkick
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
WWWF: All Star Wrestling (09.02.78) (PLUS MSG STUFF TOO)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: All Star Wrestling
September 2, 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: Grease by Frankie Valli
#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 (12.19.77)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
December 19, 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: Mr. Fuji & Professor Tanaka (10/1/1977)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta
#1 Song of the Week: How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees
#1 TV Show of the 77-78 Season: Laverne & Shirley starring Penny Marshall & Cindy Williams
Follow along with the WWE Network!
Your host is Vince McMahon. We’ve got the Fink back on ring announcer! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bob Backlund, Butcher Vachon, Captain Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dusty Rhodes, Dynamite Jack Evans, Freddie Blassie, Grand Wizard, Harley Race, Johnny Rivera, Larry Sharpe, Larry Zbyszko, Madison Square Garden, Mil Mascaras, Mr. Fuji, Professor Tanaka, Rick Martel, SD Jones, Stan Stasiak, Superstar Billy Graham, Tony Garea
WWWF: Madison Square Garden (10.24.77)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
October 24, 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: Mr. Fuji & Professor Tanaka (10/1/1977)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: Julia starring Vanessa Redgrave & Jane Fonda
#1 Song of the Week: You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone
#1 TV Show of the 77-78 Season: Laverne & Shirley starring Penny Marshall & Cindy Williams
Follow along with the WWE Network!
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Butcher Vachon, Captain Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dusty Rhodes, Freddie Blassie, Grand Wizard, Ivan Putski, Johnny Rivera, Johnny Rodz, Kitty Adams, Larry Sharpe, Larry Zbyszko, Lelani Kai, Lenny Hurst, Madison Square Garden, Mr. Fuji, Peter Maivia, Professor Tanaka, Stan Stasiak, Superstar Billy Graham, Vivian St. John, Wenona Little Heart
WWWF: Madison Square Garden (08.29.77)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
August 29, 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: Vacant (8/1/1977)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: The Kentucky Fried Movie created by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
#1 Song of the Week: Best of My Love by The Emotions
#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: Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bruno Sammartino, Captain Lou Albano, Chief Jay Strongbow, Freddie Blassie, George "The Animal" Steele, Grand Wizard, Ivan Putski, Ken Patera, Larry Zbyszko, Madison Square Garden, Mr. Fuji, Nikolai Volkoff, Peter Maivia, Professor Tanaka, Stan Stasiak, Superstar Billy Graham, Tony Garea, Verne Gagne
WWWF: Madison Square Garden (08.07.76)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
August 7, 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: The Omen starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick
#1 Song of the Week: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee
#1 TV Show of the 75-76 Season: All in the Family starring Carroll O’Connor
Follow along with the WWE Network!
Your host is Vince McMahon. He’s pretty excited tonight as Bruno Sammartino returns to the Garden to get his hands on Stan Hansen – INSIDE OF A STEEL CAGE. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Baron Mikel Scicluna, Billy White Wolf, Bobo Brazil, Bruiser Brody, Bruno Sammartino, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci, Doug Gilbert, Ivan Putski, Johnny Rivera, Johnny Rodz, Jose Gonzalez, Kevin Sullivan, Madison Square Garden, Rocky Tomayo, SD Jones, Skandor Akbar, Stan Hansen, The Executioners
WWWF: Madison Square Garden (02.02.76)
Posted by Matt

WWWF: Madison Square Garden
February 2, 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: Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi (11/17/1975)
Pop Culture #1s of the Time:
#1 Movie of the Week: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring Jack Nicholson
#1 Song of the Week: Love Rollercoaster by the Ohio Players
#1 TV Show of the 75-76 Season: All in the Family starring Carroll O’Connor
Follow along if you have the WWE Network!
Your host is Vince McMahon. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WWE
Tags: Arnold Skaaland, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Billy the Kid, Bobo Brazil, Bruno Sammartino, Bugsy McGraw, Captain Lou Albano, Crusher Blackwell, Dominic DeNucci, Ernie Ladd, Francisco Flores, Frank Monte, Freddie Blassie, Irish Pat Barrett, Ivan Koloff, Ivan Putski, Kevin Sullivan, Little Cocoa, Little Johnny, Little Louie, Louis Cyr, Madison Square Garden, Pete Sanchez, Spiros Arion, Superstar Billy Graham, Tony Parisi