Lou Albano) pinned Dominic DeNucci at 6:09 after Albano tripped DeNucci from the outside Ric Flair defeated Ray Stevens at 18:47 Greg Valentine vs. Tony Garea Questions? Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:11 Fred Curry defeated John Schmidt Ivan Putski pinned Bob Bradley with the Polish Hammer at 2:55, 9/14/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Charlie Fulton pinned Victor Mercado at 3:49 with the legdrop, 1/26/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz with a kneedrop off the top at 2:57; during the bout, Rodz reopened Pattersons cut on his forehead from two weeks earlier Andre the Giant pinned Pete Doherty at 2:31 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash Rick Martel fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji) to a double disqualification at 6:27 after Fuji came into the ring when Martel had the Boston Crab applied on Saito, with Tony Garea running in before Fuji could do anything; midway through the bout, Martel went back to the locker room and brought back Garea to be in his corner to oppose Fuji For the video game, see, Last edited on 20 December 2022, at 00:37, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWF_Championship_Wrestling&oldid=1128411567, Vince McMahon and "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino (19841986) (, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 00:37. Andre the Giant pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash at 2:58, 10/5/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Esther Cartwell (sub. Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara at 4:31 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:49 Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Tiny Tom & Butch Cassidy defeated Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the backbreaker at 5:12 WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out, WWF @ Burlington, MA May 17, 1979 Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Hussein Arab defeated Bob Fury at 3:53 WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, WWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum November 25, 1979 Ted Dibiase defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw with a kneedrop off the top at 6:24; after the bout, Rose dropped McGraw with a piledriver on the concrete floor Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle at 1:01 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig defeated Tony Colon & Mac Rivera at 4:06 when Hennig pinned Colon with an elbow drop following a running forearm Dave Darrow defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification Tony Atlas pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:12 with a headbutt from the middle turnbuckle Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Feliciano with the superplex at 3:23 Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the abdominal stretch at 2:45 Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Peter Maivia, Ivan Koloff, & Victor Rivera via disqualification, WWWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse January 3, 1979 Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Don Patrick with a suplex at 1:11; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at ringside, with Patterson challenging Capt. The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore at 2:52 WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall for Gorilla Monsoon) Bobby Duncum defeated Don Patrick at 5:22 Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe with the Polish Hammer at 4:11 Lou Albano) pinned Steve King 2:10 Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via referees decision for Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera) 3/3/79: for Pierre the Lumberjack) defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Hello world! On December 31, 1983 WWF Championship Wrestling took place from Jerry Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a draw Fundraiser for Volunteer Fire District No. Billy Red Lyons fought Jim Grabmire to a 20-minute time-limit draw SD Jones vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Greg Valentine to a 60-minute time-limit draw at 59:18; after the match, Skaaland saved Backlund from the figure-4 by hitting Valentine with the world title belt (Valentines MSG return after a 4-year absence) Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera, WWF @ Newburgh, NY December 7, 1979 More. 12/8/79 included Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino interviewing WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at the show opening, where Patterson objected to working with Capt. On December 31, 1983 WWF Championship Wrestling took place from Agricultural Hall in Allentown Pennsylvania. Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones via submission with a Boston Crab at 7:56 Peter Maivia defeated Larry Zbyszko WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Johnny Rodz pinned Jeff Craney at 3:11 with a piledriver Hussein Arab vs. Steve King Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams with an eblow drop at 2:32 Bulldog Brower pinned Pete Sanchez 7/17/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon Dino Bravo defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine to win the title at 10:10 in a lumberjack match, WWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum June 3, 1979 Events WWF All-Star Wrestling - March 1, 1980 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena April 6, 1979 Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones after the 16-minute mark allentown agricultural hall wwf WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera Swede Hanson pinned Ivan Putski WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Mac Rivera with a moonsault at 1:12 in a non-title match Originally produced under the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) banner, Championship Wrestling featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a draw Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 11:20 Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF Champion Bob Backlund via count-out, WWWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum January 14, 1979 Frank Rodriguez fought Mike Hall to a draw Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match at 5:51 by pinning King after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee; after the bout Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff at ringside in which Blassie said Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund were afraid of Volkoff, with Volkoff then cutting a promo in Russian and crushing two apples to demonstrate his strength for Joe Crugnale) 2/13/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Bulldog Brower & Capt. Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Frank Williams 4:58 when Williams submitted to Jays sleeper Greg Valentine defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea 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 Johnny Rivera defeated Mr. X (sub. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun, WWF @ Boston, MA Boston Garden June 9, 1979 (7,850) Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Steve Travis defeated Stan Stasiak FIAS 2023. International Festival of Sacred Art. Pete Doherty (sub. Ted Dibiase defeated JoJo Andrews Lone Eagle defeated Tiny Tom for Baron Mikel Scicluna) 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 for SD Jones) defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz with a Thesz Press at 8:16 Lou Albano) pinned Ivan Putski at 4:41 after Albano tripped Putski from the floor Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe & Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:43 Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mac Rivera with the claw at 3:07, 6/22/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Nikolai Volkoff (sub. Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Joe Crugnale defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification Jim Grabmire pinned Ronnie Lee at 12:15 Your browser does not support the HTML5 Geolocation API. WWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse October 3, 1979 12/29/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski; featured a closing announcement that Andre the Giant vs. Jerry Valiant would take place the following week: Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Harry Valdez at 2:38 following two elbow drops; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Valentine & Wizard at ringside, who demanded some competition Card Exam: Denucci's International Wrestling coulda been a contender All Star Wrestling taping: Steve Travis defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera 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 Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 1:08 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Mr. X vs. Dave Darrow Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 15-minute draw for Spiros Arion) via disqualification Tony Garea defeated Mac Rivera via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:58 for Pete Sanchez) Swede Hanson pinned Fred Marzino Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera for Johnny Valiant) at 10:39 Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Johhny DeFazio defeated Billy Berger 3/31/79 included the WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny & Jerry Valiant title change from the 3/24/79 Championship Wrestling: Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. February 24 and 25. . Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification at 6:53 when Valiant punched the referee after Putski caught him in a bearhug Dark matches: 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 Ernie Ladd pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:32 with a legdrop Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. 11/24/79: 5/26/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall at 5:22 with the Polish Hammer WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out, WWF @ Providence, RI Civic Center June 2, 1979 Tony Atlas pinned Jack Ford Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz with a reverse roll up at 4:12 Hussein Arab defeated Steve King Twin Devil #1 defeated Chavo Guerrero Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones for Bulldog Brower) via count-out at 15:21 after hitting an atomic drop knocking Valentine to the floor, WWF @ Glens Falls, NY Civic Center October 5, 1979 for Dominic DeNucci) defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Valiant Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Hall Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci at 11:49 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera & Tony Russo (sub. Dominic DeNucci fought Bulldog Brower to a draw 3/17/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included a display of photographs showing Chief Jay Strongbow going in the ambulance and to the hospital following the incident with Greg Valentine: Greg Valentine defeated Tony Altimore The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. for WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski), WWF @ Bayonne, NJ High School Gym November 29, 1979 Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo at 3:56 3/17/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured Steve Travis being announced as the 1979 Rookie of the Year and being interviewed by McMahon: 8/21/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Steve Travis pinned Allen Coage Johnny Rodz fought Mike Hall to a 20-minute time-limit draw Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino & Angelo Gomez at 6:01 when Sika pinned Marzino with the Samoan Drop Don Kernoodle & Klondike Bill defeated Charlie Fulton & Doug Sommers at 12:26 Tony Garea fought Bad News Allen Coage (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 7:12 when both men ignored the referees instructions to stop brawling in the corner All Star Wrestling taping: Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with the figure-4 at 7:07 after Wizard threw water over Valentine to wake him up when both wrestlers and the referee were down; Valentine refused to break the hold after the bout, with Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea trying to make him break the hold; Gorilla Monsoon eventually came out and hit Valentine in the head with the water pitcher to make him break the hold; Strongbow was eventually taken out on a stretcher and the incident was credited for breaking Strongbows leg Steve Travis & Rick McGraw defeated Pete Mitchell & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:57 when McGraw pinned Mitchell following an airplane spin Greg Valentine pinned Ted Dibiase Mr. X defeated Joe Crugnale Larry Zbyszko defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 4:45, WWF @ Springfield, MA Civic Center March 31, 1979 Bob Orton Jr. defeated Lee Wong Fred Curry defeated Johnny Rodz Tommy Rich & Ray Candy defeated Buck Brannigan & Rick Craven, NJPW @ Numazu, Japan December 1, 1979 Larry Sharpe pinned Bob Bradley at 2:45 with a piledriver WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:41, 2-0; fall #1 the champions won via referees decision at 13:35 due to Backlunds cuts; fall #2 the challengers were disqualified at 2:06 after Backlund returned ringside after being stitched up backstage (Putski worked the entire fall himself) allentown agricultural hall wwf - phaplynhadat.vn Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena April 20, 1979 Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Lou Albano) pinned Bob Colt at 5:19 with a backbreaker over the knee Dave Darrow pinned Moose Monroe at 8:38 Tiny Tom & Butch Cassidy defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible at 18:46 Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig with a powerslam at 5:21 WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Ted Dibiase & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. ? Dark match: WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Mr. X Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown for Tatsumi Fujinami) defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 12:30 after Rivera missed a flying bodypress and fell out of the ring to the floor for Fred Curry) defeated Jose Estarda via disqualification Lou Albano in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Santana at 3:02; fall #2: Santana pinned Johnny at 3:04; fall #3: Andre pinned Jerry at 4:02; fall #4: the bout was stopped due to the curfew (first eight-man tag held at MSG), WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall July 31, 1979 Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo davenport funeral home crystal lake, il obituaries Dave Darrow fought Pete Doherty (sub. Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:04 Bobby Duncum defeated Steve King at 2:28 (Duncums return bout) Fred Curry pinned Paul Maret at 1:30 Televised on the PRISM Network: Victor Rivera (sub. Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon at 3:30 with a gorilla press slam Televised in Japan 4/20/79: Andre the Giant defeated Mark Pole & Mike Hall in a handicap match at 4:06 by pinning both men at the same time following a boot to the face to Pole, and then dropping Hall down on top of his partner Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification at 13:25 after Maivia attempted to use a chair, WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena February 16, 1979 Hussein Arab vs. Johnny Rivera Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match 3/20/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a reairing of the Ivan Putski vs. Jerry Johnson match from the 1/30/82 Championship Wrestling: