Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out, WWWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse March 28, 1979 Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams Jose Estrada pinned Ben Ortiz (sub. Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire Jose Estrada defeated Steve King (sub. Georgia Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnorff defeated Bill Dromo & Marvin Turner Steve Travis defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification, WWF @ Waterville, ME Armory September 26, 1979 Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. for Spiros Arion) Vince McMahon built the syndicated network in part by persuading local stations to pay for the rights to air the program. Hussein Arab defeated Steve Travis at 13:40 Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow 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 Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via referees decision at 8:00 when Valiant was deemed too bloody to continue, WWF @ Springfield, MA Civic Center August 11, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:02 Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Victor Mercado with the piledriver at 2:04; after the bout, Pat Patterson conducted a ringside interview with Orton & the Wizard, 8/3/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Joe Martin at 2:18 in a non-title match following two cannonballs Tito Santana defeated Mr. X at 15:30 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant (sub. Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore at 16:20 Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab via count-out, Los Angeles, CA December 7, 1979 WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:05; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside Lou Albano This non-profit organisation owns as well as operates the grounds and the fair. WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Kengo Kimura, WWF @ Landover, MD Capital Centre December 14, 1979 The scheduled match with WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as scheduled; this card was not televised allentown agricultural hall wwf - starplexmaintenance.co.za Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Cagle at 4:28 with a back suplex; during the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow appeared at ringside on crutches and took a seat in the front row; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow who promised to return to the ring soon, and would return next week to watch the show from the front row Curt Hennig pinned Victor Mercado with a powerslam at 3:29 even though Hennig got off his opponent at the 2-count Lou Albano) pinned Mark Pole at 3:59 with an elbow drop for Bulldog Brower) Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the backbreaker at 2:55, 1/26/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz, 8/4/82; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse 9/11/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a repeat of the Fuji & Saito / Strongbows 2 out of 3 falls match from the 7/24/82 Championship Wrestling episode, shown in full: Ivan Putski pinned John Schmidt with the Polish Hammer at 2:15 Tito Santana defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Felicano with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:59 Tatsumi Fujinami fought Pedro Morales to a double count-out WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mark Pole at 3:58 with a powerslam Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom at 6:56 when Kid pinned Cassidy (Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest) Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 16:10 utilities included apartment; james garfield campaign slogan; allentown agricultural hall wwf; 2 Thng By, 2021; rangiamoa of ngati apakura; SD Jones pinned the Columbian Jaguar at 8:29 with a sunset flip 7/28/79: Ted Dibiase, Tito Santana, & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Frank Rodriguez Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton & Frank Williams at 5:42 when Travis pinned Williams with a sunset flip Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mr. X at 6:38 Larry Zbyszko defeated Davey OHannon via count-out Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (Best 2 out of 3 falls match), WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena September 28, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Paul Mauret. Swede Hanson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via referees decision after Putski suffered an injury, WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena October 26, 1979 Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine Johnny DeFazio pinned JoJo Andrews Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:11 with a modified double underhook suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hanson & Blassie at ringside Johnny Weaver & Rufus R. Jones defeated the Destroyer & Brute Bernard at 15:21 Bob Orton Jr. pinned Barry Hart at the 6-minute mark with the superplex Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:31 after DeNucci attempted an airplane spin but Arab grabbed the ropes, with both men falling to the floor Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Sylvano Sousa at 8:56 when Afa pinned Sousa with the Samoan Drop Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Nikolai Volkoff pinned Steve Travis Tony Garea pinned Jose Estrada at 5:05 with a sunset flip Bruno Sammartino defeated Greg Valentine when the referee stopped the match due to excessive bleeding at 15:10 after Sammartino slammed Valentines head into the metal part of the turnbuckle; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine ringside Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rivera 5/26/79: Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney with the tombstone at 1:40 (Muracos return after a 9-month absence) Bulldog Brower (sub. 8/18/79: Joe Mascaro defeated Steve King (sub. Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via count-out Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz (sub. Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Ted Dibiase WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification, WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ Convention Hall January 18, 1979 Ivan Koloff fought Fred Curry to a double disqualification WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Bulldog Brower, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena July 6, 1979 Steve Travis pinned Tony Colon at 4:08 with a backbreaker over the knee for Mr. X) at 11:06 Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon at 3:30 with a gorilla press slam Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Buford & Davey OHannon at 6:51 when Putski pinned Buford with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the champions at ringside Dusty Rhodes defeated Swede Hanson for Gorilla Monsoon) Tito Santana fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Included a Halloween costume contest judged by Gorilla Monsoon Tony Garea vs. Greg Valentine Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall with the Polish Hammer at 3:12 Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Hussen Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification Jay Youngblood defeated Joe Marcus Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 14:25 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:42 with a monkey flip out of the corner Larry Zbyszko pinned Mr. X at 6:30 with a crucifix WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski, Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens August 19, 1979 Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:35 Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Johnny Rodz Ivan Putski defeated WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson via count-out WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry, & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore (sub. Billy Red Lyons pinned the Red Demon at 6:20 Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 8:54 when Jerry pinned Jones following a back drop and elbow drop Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Gorilla Monsoon and Victor Rivera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow did not take place as advertised for SD Jones) defeated Jose Estrada Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson at 9:40 with a sit-down splash after reversing an attempted piledriver into a backdrop WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant pinned Pete Doherty (sub. Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via referees decison at 5:34 when the match was stopped due to the curfew Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Larry Zbyszko to a 20-minute draw Superstar Billy Graham defeated Jeff Craney Roddy Piper pinned Steve King at 9:37 with a neckbreaker WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Victor Mercado via submission at 2:41 with the sleeper; after the bout, Adonis hit a piledriver on Mercado after taking his time to wake him up from the sleeper; as Mercado was then being carried out on a stretcher, Adonis flipped the stretcher over onto the arena floor WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab, WWF @ Landover, MD Capital Centre November 10, 1979 (5,679) (matinee) Don Muraco (w/ Capt. WWF World Championship Wrestling 1983 - Dave Turner Ted Dibiase & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification at 7:30, WWF @ Wheeling, WV Civic Center October 14, 1979 Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Marcus at 10:31 Leroy Brown defeated Don Diamond Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. X at 8:44 for Johnny Valiant) & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Pete Sanchez Greg Valentine defeated Steve King WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Steve Travis at 20:05 when Santana was counted out after receiving a double slam from the Valiants on the wooden ramp that was joined to the ring, WWF @ Newburgh, NY Land, Sea, and Air Hangar at Stewart Airport July 13, 1979 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) Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at 3:42 with a modified cradle Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz Bulldog Brower pinned Johnny Rivera after the 11-minute mark Hussein Arab won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal at 8:17 by last eliminating Dominic DeNucci & Jimmy Valiant; other participants included: Gorilla Monsoon, Greg Valentine, Ivan Putski, Haystacks Calhoun, Nikolai Volkoff, Steve Travis, Jose Estrada, Gypsy Rodriguez, SD Jones, Mr. X, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tito Santana, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant, Bulldog Brower, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase; order of elimination: Calhoun by several wrestlers; Rodriguez by several wrestlers; Putski by several wrestlers; Volkoff by several wrestlers; Brower by a Valiant; Estrada by Jones; Jones by several wrestlers; Scicluna by Arab; Rodz by Monsoon; Valentine by Johnny & Jerry Valiant; Johnny & Jerry Valiant by Dibiase & Santana with simultaneous dropkicks; Dibiase by Jimmy Valiant; Travis by Arab; Santana by Jimmy Valiant; X by DeNucci; Monsoon eliminated himself after grabbing Jimmy Valiant by the legs and spinning him round with the momentum knocking Monsoon over the top; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WWF World Title match later in the show (the first battle royal held at MSG) This card was not televised Hussein Arab fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana to a draw Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera Mr. X defeated Mike Hall Included 3 other bouts, WWF @ Glens Falls, NY Civic Center August 29, 1979 (1,700) All Star Wrestling taping: Steve Travis (sub. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification when Jerry hit the referee, WWF @ Scranton, PA CYC August 21, 1979 (1,956) Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification, WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ Resorts International Steel Pier August 2, 1979 Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones (sub. Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Bull Molina at 9:32 when Molina submitted to Gareas abdominal stretch WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Don Kent via disqualification at 27:15 after Kent used a chain as weapon, WWF @ Brooklyn, NY November 11, 1979 Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Vic Taylor with a piledriver at 3:27, 9/14/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Frank Williams defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Also included 3 other matches, WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA Cape Cod Coliseum August 3, 1979 Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defated Charlie Fulton & Duane Spirman at 7:50 when McGraw pinned Spirman following an airplane spin 11/24/79: Bruno Sammartino pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant, WWF @ Binghamton, NY June 30, 1979 Bobby Duncum defeated Steve King at 2:28 (Duncums return bout) Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino via submission at 6:23 with a bearhug after hitting him several times with a chair on the floor Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Babyface George via submission with the full nelson at 4:57 Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Mac Rivera at 2:45 with a left hand punch to the face Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw, WWWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium February 22, 1979 Jimmy Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 4:23 Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O with the tombstone at 4:02 Email us at info@allentowntrainmeet.com or Call us at (610) 442-2859. Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:04 Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out Larry Zbyszko vs. Hussain Arab Allen Coage (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 6:22 (Coages debut) Steve King defeated Tony Altimore (sub. WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower, WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center July 28, 1979 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 WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant pinned Tony Altimore (sub. WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jerry Valiant at 17:32, WWF @ Brooklyn, NY Regina Youth Center November 4, 1979 Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:16 with the Polish Hammer WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Callahan & Johnny Rodz at 5:59 Salvatore Bellomo pinned Sammy Sanders with a splash at 3:07 for Baron Mikel Scicluna) John Davidson fought Billy Martinez to a draw 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 Bulldog Brower pinned Tony Garea at 14:25 with a headbutt Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 16:26 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 Ernie Ladd pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:32 with a legdrop Jose Estrada vs. Johnny Rivera The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones Hussein Arab pinned Henry Roy Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson defeated NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka at 25:24, WWF @ Steubenville, OH St. John Arena November 18, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & Dominic DeNucci, WWF @ Highland Park, NJ High School May 7, 1979 Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out, WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena June 1, 1979