Jan. 25: WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham overpowers NWA World Champion Harley Race at the Orange Bowl in Miami

WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY - January 4, 1978
SD Jones pinned Joe Turco
Stan Stasiak defeated Frankie Williams
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
Also included Tony Garea, Larry Sharpe, & Jack Evans
WWWF @ West Orange, NJ - South Mountain Arena - January 5, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frankie Williams at 14:20
Ken Patera pinned SD Jones at 5:20
Gorilla Monsoon & Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe at 25:10
Bob Backlund pinned Stan Stasiak at 11:42
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko at 16:28 when Fuji pinned Garea
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 20:45
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - January 6, 1978
Frank Rodriguez fought Ted Adams to a draw
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka when the match was stopped due to blood loss by Tanaka
WWWF @ Albany, NY - January 6, 1978
Mr. Fuji vs. Frankie Williams
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & Ken Patera
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - January 7, 1978 (9,600)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frankie Williams at 6:22
Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Estrada at 6:09
Larry Sharpe defeated Ted Adams at 5:03
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Stan Stasiak) at 4:56
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification;
Gorilla Monsoon was special referee for the match
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera at 16:39
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea at 17:42
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - January 8, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Ted Adams & Steve King
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ Westerly, RI - Ward Sr. High School - January 9, 1978
Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe vs. Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
Dusty Rhodes vs. Mr. Fuji
Mil Mascaras vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - January 10, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/14/78:
Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror via count-out at 7:41 after hitting the atomic drop, which knocked Terror out to the floor; prior to the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta introduced WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to the crowd, who came to the ring and shooks hands with Terror, Cappetta, and the referee, and then took his hand back when offering to shake Backlund's hand before leaving ringside
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ted Adams & Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Reeves
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams
Dusty Rhodes defeated Sylvano Sousa & John Anthony in a handicap match at 3:02 by pinning both men after throwing Anthony on top of Sousa after hitting the Bionic Elbow on both
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
1/21/78:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated John Anthony & Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Austin
Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
Mil Mascaras defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & the Golden Terror
1/28/78:
Mil Mascaras defeated Ted Adams
Ken Patera defeated Mike Madera & Dennis Johnson in a handicap match at 2:44 by pinning both men after slamming Madera onto Johnson
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Bob Backlund pinned Jose Estrada at 4:36 with an atomic drop
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw in a non-title match; the show went off the air with the match still in progress
Dark match after the taping: Ken Patera fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - January 11, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/14/78:
The Golden Terror fought SD Jones to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Mil Mascaras defeated Jack Evans
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Pete Austin & Frank Williams
1/21/78:
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Billy Berger
Tony Garea defeated the Golden Terror
Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa & Joe Turco
1/28/78:
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones via count-out at 5:46 after throwing Jones over the top out to the floor; after the bout, Jones headbutted Albano and Patera but was attacked from behind by Patera and left laying in the ring
Bob Backlund defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated Ted Adams & Frank Williams in a handicap match
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
CWF @ Miami, FL - Marine Stadium - January 11, 1978
Steve Keirn
defeated Dan Burdick via submission with a sleeper at 5:01
Jerry Brisco
defeated Randy Brewer
Rocky Johnson & Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
& Mr. Saito when Putski scored the pin with the Polish Hammer
Lars
Anderson defeated Pedro Morales via disqualification when Morales threw his
opponent over the top rope (Florida Heavyweight Title)
Dusty Rhodes fought
Karl Kox to a double count-out
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
defeated Don Muraco via submission with a backbreaker
CWF @ Jacksonville, FL - January 12, 1978
Don Muraco vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
Atlanta, GA - City Auditorium - January 13, 1978
Tommy Rich
defeated the Invader
Bob Armstrong & Tony Atlas defeated Randy Savage
& Jacques Goulet
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated
Raymond Rougeau in a non-title match
Pak Song defeated Abdullah the Butcher
via disqualification
Dick Slater defeated Ole Anderson
Tony Atlas defeated
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a physique contest
Dusty Rhodes
defeated Georgia Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen via disqualification in a Best
2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - January 13, 1978
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Frankie Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Ausitn (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Dennis Johnson
Mil Mascaras defeated the Golden Terror
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Texas Death Match
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY - January 13, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia & SD Jones defeated Larry Sharpe & Butcher Vachon
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - January 14, 1978 (matinee)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Capt. Lou Albano
Mark Tendler defeated Frankie Williams
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ken Patera
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Bob Backlund & SD Jones (sub. for Mil Mascaras)
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Norwalk, CT - High School Gym - January 14, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Tony Garea (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - January 14,
1978
Arnold Skaaland vs. Steve King was cancelled because of King not
being able to make the show due to weather
SD Jones pinned Pete Reeves at
12:27
Spiros Arion defeated Frankie Williams via submission at 5:38
Peter
Miavia pinned Butcher Vachon at 13:24
Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak at
14:48
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via
count-out when the champion left ringside at 18:42
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden -
January 16, 1978 (10,400)
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Turco at 6:48
Stan
Stasiak defeated Frank Williams at 8:33
Tony Garea fought Prof. Toru Tanaka
to a draw
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:10
Ken Patera
defeated Pete Austin at 4:55
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko at
4:18
Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji at 6:35
Chief Jay Strongbow &
Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls
match, 2-0
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
at 14:45 when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Portland, ME - Expo Building - January 17, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson
Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Dusty Rhodes fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - Wagner College - January 17, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Reeves (sub. for Johnny Rivera)
Butcher Vachon defeated Frankie Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - January 18, 1978
Larry Sharpe defeated Dennis Johnson
Jack Evans defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion & the Golden Terror
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF @ Fort Dix, NJ - January 18, 1978
Joe Turco defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak defeated Ted Adams
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - January 19, 1978 (2,700)
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated Butcher Vachon
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification when Tanaka used the salt
Peter Maivia, Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji, Sprios Arion, & Stan Stasiak in a Best 3 out of 5 fall match, 3-1
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - January 20, 1978
Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, Larry Zbyzsko, & Tony Garea vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Butcher
Vachon, & Stan Stasiak (elimination match)
Included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - January 20, 1978
Joe Turco vs. Dennis Johnson
Pete Austin vs. the Golden Terror
Mark Tendler vs. Ted Adams
SD Jones vs. Frank Monroe
Spiros Arion vs. Frankie Williams
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - January 20, 1978
A snowstorm caused several no shows
Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe vs. Dominic DeNucci & Gorilla Monsoon
Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak (sub. for ?)
Dusty Rhodes vs. ? (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
Ivan Putski vs. Mr. Fuji (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham)
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - January 21, 1978
Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Washington, PA - Senior High School - January 21, 1978
Moved to 2/27/78 due to a blizzard
WWWF @ New London - Ocean Beach Auditorium - January 22, 1978 (matinee)
Joe Esposito defeated Mark Tendler
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak
Joe Esposito vs. Mark Tendler
Ken Patera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Dusty Rhodes pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka
Wheeling, WV - January 22, 1978
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny DeFazio
Ivan Putski vs. Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dominic DeNucci
Also included a women's tag team match
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - January 23, 1978
Dusty Rhodes defeated the Golden Terror
Carlos Colon defeated Jack Evans at 1:51
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Steve Kiern defeated Larry Sharpe at 4:58
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 11:06
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 5:26
Bob Backlund, Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka, Mr. Fuji, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna in an elimination match; Backlund defeated Fuji and Tanaka to win the bout
Televised in Japan: Tatsumi Fujinami pinned WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Jose Estrada to win the title at 11:31 with a Dragon suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Fujinami was interviewed in the ring by the Japanese TV announcer
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mil Mascaras (w/ Bob Backlund) via disqualification at 13:19 when Backlund and the champion began brawling after Backlund twice prevented Graham from getting the pin with his feet on the ropes
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - January 24, 1978 (552)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion at 19:08
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams at 12:14
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera at 20:19
The SuperBowl of Wrestling - Miami, FL - Orange Bowl - January 25,
1978
Keith Franks (sub. for Black Angus) pinned John Ruffin at 6:23 with
a neckbreaker
Bobby Duncum pinned Don Serrano at 1:23 with a shoulder
breaker
Chavo Guerrero pinned Tank Patton with a neckbreaker at 4:10
Joyce
Grable won an 8-woman battle royal by last eliminating Leilani Kai, Terri Shane,
and Wennona Little Heart with a double dropkick
Ivan Putski defeated Ox Baker
via KO with a full nelson at 10:13
Rocky Johnson defeated Karl Kox via
reverse decision; Kox originally won the bout with a brainbuster after hitting
Johnson with a foreign object but Jack & Jerry Brisco came down and told the
referee what happened
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff & Mr.
Saito when Jack pinned Koloff with a cradle after leaping over the top into the
ring
Southern Champion Pedro Morales pinned Lars Anderson with a
cradle
Steve Keirn & Mike Graham defeated US Tag Team Champions Jimmy
& Johnny Valiant to win the titles at 15:37 when Johnny submitted to Keirn's
sleeper
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via count-out after Patera slammed
Rhodes back into the ring but failed to meet the referee's 10-count
himself
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought NWA World Champion
Harley Race to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Graham defeated
Race via KO with a bearhug at 34:17; fall #2: Race pinned Graham at 15:38 with a suplex
into the ring; fall #3: the time limit expired as Race had Graham
covered for a 1-count after catching him in a sleeper; Gorilla Monsoon and Don
Curtis served as alternating guest referees for the bout
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial
Auditorium - January 26, 1978
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru
Tanaka
Bob Backlund vs. Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy
Graham vs. Peter Maivia
Also included Spiros Arion and Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - January 26, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones
Pete Austin vs. the Golden Terror
Butcher Vachon vs. Dominic DeNucci
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Mil Mascaras vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - January 27, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco
SD Jones defeated Davey O'Hannon via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Reeves
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia
Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - January 27, 1978
Tony Altimore fought Frank Williams to a draw
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Spiros Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyzsko in a Best 3 out of 5 falls, 2-hour time limit match
WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ - January 28, 1978
Stan Lavdis defeated Joe Turco
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis Johnson
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones
Ken Patera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - Arena - January 28, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Ted Adams
The Golden Terror vs. Pete Austin
Spiros Arion vs. Frankie Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Torrington, CT - January 29, 1978
Included Bob Backlund
WWWF @ Queens, NY - Christ the King High School - January 30, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Frank Williams (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWWF @ Stamford, CT - early
1978
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow
defeated Butcher Vachon
Mr. Fuji defeated Ivan Putzki via disqualifiation
when Tony Garea interfered
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - January 31, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/4/78:
Tony Garea fought Nikolai Volkoff to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Joe Turco
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Madero
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dennis Johnson & Terry York
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
2/11/78:
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada
Bob Backlund pinned Frank Marconi at 5:24 with the atomic drop
Pete Reeves defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Marcus
Spiros Arion defeated Danny Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Nikolai Volkoff at 8:54 when Strongbow pinned Terror after Terror, Scicluna, & Volkoff collided in the ring
2/18/78:
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams & Ted Adams in a handicap match
Dino Bravo defeated Frank Marconi
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Pete Austin & Dennis Johnson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - February 1, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/4/78:
Bob Backlund defeated Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Joe Marcus
Dino Bravo defeated Jose Estrada
Butcher Vachon defeated Danny Johnson
Dominic DeNucci, Peter Maivia, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans, the Golden Terror, & Larry Sharpe at 6:58 when Evans submitted to DeNucci's abdominal stretch
2/11/78:
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Austin & SD Jones
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson & Pete Reeves in a handicap match
Dominic DeNucci defeated Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Joe Marcus & Frank Williams
2/18/78:
Bob Backlund defeated Jack Evans
Dino Bravo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Austin
Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Sharpe
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dennis Johnson & SD Jones
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Lowell, MA - February 3, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated
Pete Reeves
Stan Stasiak defeated Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea & Tony
Altimore defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Peter Maivia fought Mr. Fuji
to a draw
Mil Mascaras defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Albany, NY - February 3, 1978
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
Also included 5 other matches
WWWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - February 4, 1978
The Golden Terror vs. Peter Maivia
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea vs. Spiros Arion
Bob Backlund & Mil Mascaras vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera
Included 2 other bouts
Morioka, Japan – February 6,
1978
Satoshi Sayama fought Shoji Kai to a draw
Daigoro Oshiro
pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Bad News Allen pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Kengo
Kimura defeated Makoto Arakawa via submission
Billy & Benny McGuire
defeated Haruka Eigen & Masanobu Kurisu when Billy pinned Kurisu
Osamu
Kido defeated Buddy Roberts via disqualification
Riki Choshu defeated Jerry
Brown via submission with the Scorpion Death Lock
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
defeated Strong Kobayashi in a non-title match via submission with the
backbreaker
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Tiger Jeet Singh
& Umanosuke Ueda in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - both teams
fought to a double count-out; fall #2 - Inoki & Sakaguchi won via
disqualification
WWWF @ Portland, ME - February 7, 1978
Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Stan Stasiak vs. Peter Maivia
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
Otawara, Japan – February 7,
1978
Daigoro Oshiro pinned Satoshi Sayama
Kengo Kimura defeated
Kuniaki Kobayashi via submission
Makoto Arakawa pinned Masanobu Kurisu
Bad
News Allen defeated Haruka Eigen via submission with an arm bar
Billy &
Benny McGuire defeated Kantaro Hoshino & Yoshiaki Fujiwara when Billy pinned
Fujiwara
Strong Kobayashi defeated Jerry Brown via submission with a Boston
Crab
WWWF World Champion Superstar
Billy Graham defeated Riki Choshu in a non-title match via submission with the
backbreaker
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Umanosuke Ueda via
disqualification
Tiger Jeet Singh & Buddy Roberts defeated Antonio Inoki
& Osamu Kido in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Singh defeated Kido
via submission with a cobra claw; fall #2 - Kido pinned Roberts; fall #3 - Singh
& Roberts won via disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - February 8, 1978
Included a 14-man, $5,000 battle royal including Bob Backlund, Ken Patera, Chief Jay Strongbow, Spiros Arion, Peter Maivia, Mr. Fuji,
Prof. Toru Tanaka, Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, and others
Featured 7 other matches
Tokyo, Japan - Budokan Hall - February 8, 1978
Kuniaki Kobayashi fought Satoshi Sayama to a draw
Yoshiaki
Fujiwara fought Kengo Kimura to a draw
Bad News Allen pinned Makoto
Arakawa
Kotetsu Yamamoto, & Kantaro Hoshino, & Haruka Eigen defeated
Billy & Benny McGuire in a handicap match when Yamamoto pinned Billy
Riki
Choshu & Osamu Kido defeated Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts when Choshu
pinned Roberts
Tiger Jeet Singh pinned Strong Kobayashi
WWWF World
Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via count-out at
19:33
Antonio Inoki defeated Umanosuke Ueda via KO at 11:02 in a Nail Death
Match
WWWF @ South Orange, NJ - Seton Hall - February 9, 1978
The scheduled bout with Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion did not take place
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones defeated Larry Sharpe
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea (sub. for Bob Backlund) to a double count-out
Ken Patera fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout after the third fall went to a double disqualification
Los Angeles, CA - Olympic Auditorium - February 10, 1978
Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Brannigan
Outlaw Bass defeated Rick McGraw
Hector Guerrero defeated the Masked Canadian (America's title)
Ringo Mendoza defeated El Faraon (Middleweight title)
Chavo Guerrero defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - February 10, 1978
Spiros Arion (sub. for Pete Reeves) defeated Ted Adams
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Steve King & SD Jones (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF @ Altoona, PA - February 11, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna
defeated Ted Adams
Steve King defeated Pinky Larson via
disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Joe Abbey
Johnny DeFazio &
Peter Maivia defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Ivan Putski defeated Ken
Patera via count-out
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - February 11, 1978
Jose
Estrada defeated Joe Turco
Johnny Rodz defeated Frankie Williams
Nikolai
Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Spiros
Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
The Golden Terror defeated
Pete Austin
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry
Zbyszko
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via
count-out
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ - February 13, 1978
Johnny Rodz
defeated Dennis Johnson
Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones
Davey O'Hannon
defeated Tony Altimore
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Larry
Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
WWWF World
Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - February 14, 1978 (1,199)
Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Butcher Vachon at 14:12
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji at 8:12
Bob Backlund pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka at 12:22
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea at 19:26
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia at 16:42
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - February 16, 1978
This was a benefit show for the Heart Fund; the scheduled bout between the Golden Terror vs. Butcher Vachon did not take place and was changed into two other bouts
Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout, 2-0
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - February 16,
1978
Spiros Arion defeated Frankie Williams
Larry Zbyszko fought Stan
Stasiak to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony
Garea
Sprios Arion defeated SD Jones
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie
Wilson defeated Little John & Billy the Kid
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - February 17, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Sylvano Sousa fought Pete Austin to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Frankie Williams
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Billy the Kid & Little John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 2-0
WWWF @ Albany, NY - February 17, 1978
Tony Altimore vs. Jose Estrada
Joe Turco vs. Ted Adams
The Golden Terror vs. Steve King
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - February 17, 1978
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones
Vickie Williams & Pepper LaBiancho defeated Toni Rose & Terry Shane
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski in a steel cage match
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - February 18, 1978
Included Stan Stasiak, the Golden Terror, Mil Mascaras, and Dusty Rhodes
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - February 18, 1978 (19,500; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco at 10:32
Davey O'Hannon pinned Steve King at 13:23 with a neckbreaker
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little John & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 21:10; 2-1; fall #1: Pete pinned John at 7:23; fall #2: John pinned Pete at 8:47 following a double bodyslam; fall #3: Wilson pinned Kid at 5:00
SD Jones defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification at 10:43 after Volkoff held Jones' head down over the tope rope, hitting several forearms and ignoring the referee's 5-count
Spiros Arion pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:16 with a powerslam
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) in a steel cage match at 7:43 after the challenger gave Superstar a running kick, which sent the champion falling between the ropes and out the door
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:45
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 12:09; 2-1; fall# 1: Monsoon defeated Tanaka via submission with a bearhug; Tanaka pinned Monsoon at the 54-second mark after Fuji jumped off the top into his own partner to cause Tanaka to fall on top of Monsoon for the pin; fall #3: Strongbow was counted out at 2:38 after colliding with Fuji in the ring, and the momentum causing Strongbow to fall out to the floor into the crowd
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - February 19,
1978
Billy Red Lyons defeated Chris Tolos
Stan Stasiak defeated the
Wolfman
Dewey Robertson defeated the Wildman via disqualification
AWA Tag
Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Nick Bockwinkel &
Bobby Heenan
British Champion Billy Robinson defeated Duncan Mctavish
WWWF
World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Eduard Carpentier
Angelo Mosca
defeated Peter Maivia via referee's decision
Dusty Rhodes pinned Ken Patera with a crossbody
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 20, 1978 (22,092; sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary; the first MSG show to allow children under 14 to attend; children ages 8 to 14 were admitted with an adult
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 13:04 after continually kicking Jones when he was caught on the ring apron and not allowing him back in the ring
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via referee's decision at 1:49 after Arion attacked Strongbow's bandaged right knee and the referee deemed Strongbow unable to continue
Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 8:09 with the Bionic elbow drop
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out at 13:14 after Patera dumped Maivia over the top rope and was only able to get to the apron before the 10-count
Mil Mascaras pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 10:05 with a headscissors into a cradle
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Ted Adams with a German suplex into a bridge at 15:06 (Best of the WWF Vol. 15)
Bob Backlund pinned WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to win the title at 14:51 with the atomic drop, even though the champion's foot was on the
bottom rope during the pinfall; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship,
The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little John & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 11:39; 2-0; fall #1: Pete pinned Kid at 5:15; fall# 2: Wilson pinned John at 6:24
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 3:39; 2-0; fall #1: Stasiak was disqualified at 2:30 for choking Garea with the ropes; fall #2: Garea pinned Vachon at 1:09

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - February 21, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/25/78:
SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 9:38 when DeNucci was tied in the ropes and double teamed; after the bout, Dino Bravo made the save
Spiros Arion defeated Ted Adams & Steve King in a handicap match
Tank Patton defeated Dave Darrow (Patton's debut)
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams (Graham's debut)
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Mil Mascaras defeated Joe Turco via submission at 3:26 with a butterfly hold
3/4/78:
Nikolai Volkoff fought Larry Zbyszko to a time-limit draw at 10:43
Ken Patera defeated Dave Darrow
Frank Rodriguez defeated Paul Figueroa
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Frank Williams & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Mike Madero
Dino Bravo & Dominci DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:32 when Bravo pinned Scicluna with a dropkick; during the bout, Wizard briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary and said he was close to signing a contract with the new WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
3/11/78:
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Tank Patton defeated Mike Madero
Luke Graham defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror
Billy the Kid & Little John defeated Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson
Luke Graham defeated Steve King (this was a re-tape of the match taped earlier in the hour)
Dark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - February 22, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/25/78 - featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with the Grand Wizard, Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham in which the Wizard said the Grahams would be the next WWWF Tag Team Champions; moments later, Superstar vowed to regain the WWWF World Title, said Luke was cured, and that the Grahams would have a monopoly over all the title belts:
Mil Mascaras defeated Frank Rodriguez
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a 10-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Steve King & SD Jones
3/4/78:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated Paul Figueroa
Tank Patton defeated Steve King
Billy the Kid defeated Wee Willie Wilson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon to a draw
3/11/78:
Peter Maivia defeated Frank Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Dave Darrow
Mil Mascaras defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Stan Stasiak
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Capt. Lou Abano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - February 23, 1978
Dusty Rhodes
& Eddie Graham defeated Karl Kox & Bobby Duncum in a taped fist
match
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Mike Graham & Terry Gibbs (sub.
for Steve Kiern) (US Tag Team Titles)
Ivan Putski defeated the Bounty
Hunter
Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito defeated Rocky Johnson & Pedro
Morales
Mr. Wrestling II defeated Tank Patterson (sub. for Hiro
Matsuda)
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
Porkchop Cash
defeated Randy Brewer
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWA World
Champion Harley Race to a draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - February 24, 1978
Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera & Spiros Arion
Included 3 other bouts
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - February 24, 1978
Stan Stasiak pinned Dennis Johnson at 7:23 with the heart punch
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 6:19 after Garea went over the top to the floor
Billy the Kid & Little John defeated Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 14:04; 2-1; fall #1: Kid pinned Pete at 6:32; fall #2: Wilson pinned Kid at 5:43; fall #3: John pinned Wilson at 2:51
Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 11:26 when Tanaka choked DeNucci with the tag rope
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via referee's decision at 13:37 due to blood loss even though Rhodes was in control of the match when the decision was made
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pined WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 10:31 with a roll up
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - February 25,1978
Little John & Lord Littlebrook vs. Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included Stan Stasiak, Tony Garea, Larry Sharpe, Jack Evans,
Killer King, Dominic DeNucci, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Larry Zbyzsko,
Nikolai Volkoff, and Pete Reeves
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - February 25, 1978
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ New London, CT - February 26, 1978
Joe Esposito defeated Dennis Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
SD Jones fought the Golden Terror to a draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Butcher Vachon
Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Middle Village, NY - Christ the King High School - February 27, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Johnny Rodz
Lord Littlebrook & Little John vs. Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete
Spiros Arion vs. Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Washington, PA - Senior High School Gym - February 27, 1978
Moved from 1/21/78 due to a blizzard; moved to 5/8/78 due to an energy shortage during a coal miners' strike
WWWF @ Portland, ME - Expo Building - February 28,
1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel
Scicluna
Little John & Lord Littlebrook vs. Wee Willie Wilson &
Hillbilly Pete
The Golden Terror vs. Tony Garea
Spiros Arion vs. Peter
Miavia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - March 1, 1978
The Golden Terror defeated Frankie Williams
Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Zbyszko
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sprios Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - March 3, 1978
Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Domenic DeNucci
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Larry Zbyzsko
Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY - March 3, 1978
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - March 4, 1978
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ted Adams
Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little John
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Superstar Billy Graham to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Gypsy Ridriguez
Billy the Kid defeated Hillbilly Pete
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - March 6, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rodz
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little John & Billy the Kid
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - March 7, 1978
Spiros Arion vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
Also included a midget tag team match
WWWF @ Bronx, NY - March 8, 1978
Steve King fought Ted Adams
to a draw
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Baron Mikel Scicluna
defeated Frankie Williams
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated
Little John & Billy the Kid
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - March 8, 1978
Included Peter Maivia, Butcher Vachon, Baron Mikel Scicluna, and Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - March 9,
1978
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel
Scicluna
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
vs. Spiros Arion
Also included a midgets match
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - March 9,
1978
Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson
Frankie Williams fought Ted
Adams to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Butcher
Vachon defeated Steve King
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji
& Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - March 10, 1978
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Mr. Fuji
Included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena -
March 10, 1978
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double
count-out at 17:32
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
at 15:37
Spiros Arion pinned Tony Garea at 6:22
Hillbilly Pete & Wee
Willie Wilson defeated Billy the Kid & Little John
Ken Patera defeated
Ivan Putski at 14:52 when the bout was stopped after Patera repeatedly rammed
Putski's head into the corner, opening a gash above Putski's right
eye
Superstar Billy Graham fought Dusty Rhodes to a no contest at 13:29 when
a number of wrestlers interfered after the referee was knocked
down
WWWF @ Johnstown, PA - March 11, 1978
Wee Willie Wilson
& Hillbilly Pete defeated Little John & Billy the Kid
Ken Patera
defeated Tony Garea
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko
Stan Stasiak
defeated Billy Berger
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a
draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
San Juan, Puerto Rico - March 11, 1978
Gorilla Monsoon
defeated Bruno Sammartino
WWWF @ Randolph, MA - March 11, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated
Frankie Williams
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw
The Golden
Terror defeated Jose Estrada
Ted Adams & Steve King defeated Pete Reeves
& Gypsy Rodriguez
Peter Maivia defeated Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion
Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Glens Falls, NY - March 13, 1978
Wilhelm Ruska
defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher
Vachon
Pete Austin defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Stan Stasiak defeated SD
Jones
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via
disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - March 14, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/18/78:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with the Bionic elbow drop at 4:59; during the bout, Vince McMahon said he would interview WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the show, during which time Backlund would announce who his manager would be
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Terry York & Bob Marcus (Lumberjacks debut)
Butcher Vachon defeated Paul Friedman
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a non-title match at 7:56 when DeNucci pinned Fuji after Tanaka accidentally struck Fuji with a chop to the throat when DeNucci moved out of the way
3/25/78:
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Terry York
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dennis Johnson & Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via referee's decision after the time-limit expired at 6:11; during the bout, Freddie Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary, where Blassie agreed to give Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci a tag title shot next week
4/1/78:
Wilhelm Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Reeves
Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out at 7:41 after hitting a diving headbutt which knocked Vachon to the floor
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via disqualification
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to win the titles when DeNucci pinned Tanaka with an airplane spin that knocked down Fuji in the process (Tag Team Champions)
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - March 15, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/18/78:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Paul Freidman
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Frank Williams & Terry York
The Golden Terror defeated Bob Marcus
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 6:38 when Garea knocked Graham back into the ring just before the 10-count when both men were fighting on the floor
3/25/78:
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Paul Freidman & Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Marconi
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Joe Turco & Johnny Rodz
4/1/78:
Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Marconi
Dark matches after the taping:
Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & the Golden Terror
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out in a non-title match
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - March
15, 1978
Pete Reeves defeated Dennis Johnson
Davey O'Hannon defeated
Pete Austin
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji
Sakaguchi to a draw in a judo jacket match
Pete Austin defeated Pete
Reeves
Mark Tendler defeated Silvano Sousa
Dusty Rhodes & Mil Mascaras
defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - March 1978
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham with the atomic kneedrop
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH - March
1978
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a draw
Dominic DeNucci
pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:00
Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson
defeated Billy the Kid & Little John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Ken
Patera pinned Larry Zbyszko at 13:10
Spiros Arion defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 12:00
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - March 17, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Ted Adams) defeated Pete Reeves
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco
SD Jones defeated Davey O'Hannon
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Wilhelm Ruska in a judo jacket match
Superstar Billy Graham fought Dusty Rhodes to a double disqualification
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - March 17, 1978
Steve King
defeated Al Palmer
Silvano Sousa fought Mike Madera to a draw
Frankie
Williams defeated Ted Adams
Peter Maivia fought Ken Patera to a double
disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - March 17, 1978
Bill Figura vs. George Lavada
Jose Estrada vs. Frankie Williams
Tony Altimore vs. Dennis Johnson
Pete Austin vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Spotswood - March 18, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted
Adams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frankie Williams
SD Jones defeated
Gypsy Rodriguez
Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Spiros
Arion fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification
Ken Patera defeated
Mil Mascaras via count-out
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - March 18, 1978
Butcher Vachon
defeated Pete Austin
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson
Dusty
Rhodes defeated Stan Stasiak
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji
& Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar
Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - March 19, 1978
Seiji Sakaguchi fought
Wilhelm Ruska to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis
Johnson
Johnny Rodz defeated Frankie Williams
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated
Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko
SD Jones defeated Mr. Fuji
via disqualification
Mil Mascaras defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - March 20,
1978
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Gypsy
Rodriguez
Seigi Sakaguchi defeated Wilheim Ruska via disqualification in a
judo match
Dick Slater pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Steve Keirn & Mike
Graham defeated Butcher Vachon & Golden Terror via disqualification
Peter
Miavia pinned Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko
Dusty
Rhodes, Mil Mascaras, & Andre the Giant defeated Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru
Tanaka, & Ken Patera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Superstar Billy
Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 18:31 when the match was
stopped due to cuts over the champion's left eye
WWWF @ Portland, ME - Expo Building - March 21, 1978
Wilhelm
Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny
Rodz
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Dominic DeNucci defeated
Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Peter Maivia
Andre the Giant defeated
Stan Stasiak
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - March 22, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete
Austin
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Wilhelm
Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated
Butcher Vachon
Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror
Peter Maivia
defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros
Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Stamford, CT - High School Gym - March 23, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Wilhelm Ruska to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera
San Juan, Puerto Rico - March 24, 1978
Bruno Sammartino
defeated Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY - March 24, 1978
Dominic DeNucci
defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror via
disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Pinky Larson via count-out
Peter
Miavia defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via
count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - March 24, 1978
Stan Stasiak vs. Frankie Williams
Wilheim Ruska vs. Seiji Sakaguchi (judo jacket match)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. ?
Mr. Fuji vs. Domenic Denucci
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - March 25, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Joe Turco pinned Pete Reeves at 10:17 with a kick to the chest
Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Pete Austin with an elbow drop at 10:57
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O'Hannon via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 17:49 after Arion's leg knocked referee Dick Whorle to the floor
as Backlund lifted the challenger up for the atomic drop, with the two men then brawling until other wrestlers - including Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter
Maivia, Stan Stasiak among them - came out to break up the fight; moments later, Whorle was taken backstage on a stretcher; Backlund and Arion then
continued to fight until it was again broken up by the other wrestlers; prior to the match, Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund to the ring
(Backlund's Spectrum debut)
(Legends of Wrestling: Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund)
Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 16:24
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
All American Wrestling - 12/18/83: Gorilla Monsoon pinned the Golden Terror with a splash
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 2:39 with a splash
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - March 25, 1978
Joe Turco defeated
Pete Austin
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Pete Reeves
Dominic DeNucci defeated
Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Dominic DeNucci
defeated Stan Stasiak, Ken Patera, & the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - March 26, 1978
SD Jones defeated
Jose Estrada
Ted Adams defeated Frankie Williams
Wilhelm Ruska fought
Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre
the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru
Tanaka
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - March 27, 1978
Johnny
Rodz fought SD Jones to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
defeated Seiji Sakaguchi & Wilhelm Ruska
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar
Billy Graham via disqualification; Andre the Giant was the guest referee for the match
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel
Scicluna
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak &
Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a
double disqualification
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - March 30, 1978
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
Peter Maivia vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Torrington, CT - March 30, 1978
Included Andre the Giant
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - March 31, 1978
Joe Turco
defeated Dennis Johnson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay
Strongbow defeated the Golden Terror
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Larry
Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon & Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - March 31, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw
Frankie Williams defeated ?
Sylvano Sousa defeated ?
Mil Mascaras defeated Ken Patera after 12 minutes
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 1, 1978 (matinee)
Stan Stasiak vs. Peter Maivia
Davey O'Hannon vs. SD Jones
Mark Tendler vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera
Dusty Rhodes vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included a tag team match featuring
Andre the Giant
WWWF @ Portland, ME - April 1978
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - April 4, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Peter Maivia & SD Jones at 5:53 when Pierre pinned Jones following a double backbreaker behind the referee's back
Televised in Japan: Antonio Inoki defeated Lumberjack Johnny Lee in a mixed martial arts match at 1:19 of the third round after Lee was unable to stand up to the 10-count following a back suplex from Inoki; after the bout, Inoki was interviewed at ringside by the Japanese TV announcer
4/8/78:
4/15/78:
4/22/78:
Dark match after the taping: Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - April 5, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
Championship Wrestling - 4/22/78:
Ken Patera defeated Frankie Williams via submission with the full nelson; Williams was injured as a result of the move
George Steele defeated Steve King via submission with the flying hammerlock at 3:35; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced there would be a further update on Frank Williams' condition the following week
Dark match: Dusty Rhodes vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Danbury, CT - April 1978
Jose Estrada defeated
Silvano Sousa
Dave Darrow fought Steve King to a draw
Larry Zbyszko
defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via
count-out
Dino Bravo & SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 7, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Larry Zbyzsko
The Golden Terror vs. Dino Bravo
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Spiros Arion
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Jamesburg, NJ - April 7, 1978
Peter Maivia & SD Jones
defeated Joe Turco & Johnny Rodz
Ted Adams defeated Jose Estrada
Pete
Reeves defeated Frankie Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Baron Mikel
Scicluna to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - April 8, 1978
Nikolai
Volkoff defeated Joe Turco
Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz
Peter Maivia
defeated Strong Kobayashi
Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon via
count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia &
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Augusta, ME - Civic Center - April 11, 1978
Strong Kobayashi
defeated Ted Adams
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror
Larry Zbyszko
defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Lowell, MA - April 12, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny
Rodz
Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror
Crazy Luke Graham defeated
Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi
Andre the
Giant defeated Paul Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via
count-out
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Bridgewater, NJ - April 13, 1978
Included Stan Stasiak and Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 14, 1978
Dave Darrow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Golden Terror vs. Haystacks Calhoun
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Armory - April 14,
1978
Gene Crispo fought Mike Moraldo to a draw
Steve King defeated
Dixie Pinero after 9 minutes
Luke Graham defeated Peter Maivia after 13
minutes
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose
Estrada in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
pinned Ken Patera after 21 minutes
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - April 14,
1978
Frankie Williams defeated Joe Turco
Mark Tendler defeated Gypsy
Rodriguez
Davey O'Hannon defeated Ted Adams
Strong Kobayashi defeated
Moose Monroe
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via
disqualification
Stan Stasiak defated SD Jones
Gorilla Monsoon defeated
Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - April 14, 1978
SD
Jones fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw at 11:05 when the match was stopped due to
an accidental low blow to DeFazio; Jones refused the victory
Billy Red Lyons
pinned Frank Holtz at 9:25
Dewey Robertson pinned the Red Demon with a suplex
at 7:17
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated
Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1;
fall #1 - Stasiak pinned DeNucci with the heart punch at 13:47; fall #2 -
DeNucci defeated Stasiak via submission with an abdominal stretch at 4:10;
fall #3 - Bravo pinned Scicluna at 7:35
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera
via count-out at 10:40 when Patera left ringside after sustaining a boot to the
face
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at
16:55 after Graham took guest referee Haystacks Calhoun's horseshoe and chain
and used it to bloody Rhodes
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - April 15, 1978
Ted Adams vs. Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi vs. Frankie Williams
Larry Zbyszko vs. Luke Graham
Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia vs. Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Johnstown, PA - War Memorial -
April 15, 1978
Dino Bravo pinned Billy Red Lyons at 11:33
Dewey
Robertson fought SD Jones; Robertson wrestled the match as a heel
Dusty
Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 14:22 after dropping Rhodes
crotch-first across the top rope
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dominic
DeNucci via count-out at 14:22
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak &
Baron Mikel Scicluna in a handicap match at 10:06 by pinning Scicluna
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - April 16, 1978
Dino Bravo
defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant won a battle royal
Dominic DeNucci
defeated Frankie Williams
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
Peter
Miavia defeated the Golden Terror
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada
Luke
Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
Andre the Giant defeated Strong
Kobayashi
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ Coney Island, NY - April 17, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez
defeated Steve King
Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams
Strong Kobayashi
defeated Frankie Williams
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the
Giant & Peter Maivia defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham via
disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - April 18, 1978
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia vs. Superstar Billy & Luke Graham (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Also included Jose Estrada, Davey O'Hannon, Steve King, Mark Tendler, & Ted Adams
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - April
19, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King
Ted Adams defeated Joe
Turco
Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated
Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Mil Mascaras defeated
Superstar Billy Graham, Luke Graham, & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial
Auditorium - April 20, 1978
Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Mil
Mascaras vs. Superstar Billy Graham, Luke Graham, & Stan
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 21, 1978
Strong Kobayashi vs. Pete Austin
Davey O'Hannon vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Johnny Rodz
Mil Mascaras & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion
Included 1 other match
Stasiak
- 4/22/78: Ezekiel Jackson (Rycklon Stephens) was born.
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - April 22, 1978
Joe
Turco defeated Roy Palmer
Steve King defeated Mike Madero
Gypsy Rodriguez
defeated Ted Adams
Carlos Crespo defeated Dave Darrow
Ivan Putski defeated
Strong Kobayashi
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror
& Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via
disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - April 22, 1978
Sylvano Sousa vs. John Tzinas
Pete Austin vs. Davey O'Hannon
SD Jones vs. Mark Tendler
Jose Estrada vs. Frankie Williams
Peter Maivia vs. Luke Graham
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Mil Mascaras defeated Ken Patera
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - April 24, 1978
Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Strong Kobayashi pinned Steve King at 5:07 with a back suplex
Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 8:11 with a thumb to the throat
Spiros Arion fought Dusty Rhodes to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:17; Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring before the match, then returned backstage
Ken Patera defeated Larry Zbyszko via submission with the full nelson at 12:45
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz at 11:31 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 2-0; fall #1: the champions won via disqualification after Stasiak was caught choking Bravo with the tag rope; fall #2: Bravo pinnd Rodz following a double dropkick
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match at 14:28 by escaping the cage after the challenger's foot became entagled in the cage
Mil Mascaras pinned the Golden Terror at 6:18 with a flying bodypress; after the bout, Mascaras unmasked Terror, who was actually Davey O'Hannon
Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 2:54
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - April 25, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/29/78 - featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Ken Patera, where Patera demonstrated tests of strength, including pushing a spike through wood, bending a piece of steel, and blowing up a hot water bottle until it burst:
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Ted Adams & Steve King
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Austin
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Eugene Crespo & Sylvano Sousa
5/6/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Sylvano Sousa
George Steele defeated Pete Austin
SD Jones defeated Bill Dixon
Peter Maivia fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Nicolosi
Mil Mascaras, Larry Zbyzsko, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi, Tank Patton, & the Golden Terror at 8:31 when Mascaras pinned Patton with the crossbody off the top
5/13/78:
Mil Mascaras defeated Moose Monroe
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Jose Estrada & Mike Madero in a handicap match
Ken Patera defeated Frank Rodriguez, Steve King, & Ted Adams in a tug-o-war contest
George Steele defeated Ben Ortez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Strong Kobayashi
Dark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras fought Ken Patera to a no contest
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - April 26, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/29/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Butcher Vachon
George Steele defeated Sylvano Sousa
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Eugene Crespo
5/6/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & SD Jones
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Bill Dixon & Moose Monroe
SD Jones fought Tank Patton to a no contest
Peter Maivia pinned Joe Turco at 7:59 with a backbreaker
5/13/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & the Golden Terror
George Steele defeated Eugene Crespo
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Austin
Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyzsko, & Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe, Strong Kobayashi, & Butcher Vachon when Calhoun pinned Monroe with a splash (The WWF's Most Unusual Matches)
Dark matches after the taping:
Strong Kobayashi fought Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a no contest in a non-title match
WWWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ - April 27, 1978
Tank Patton defeated
Frankie Williams
SD Jones defeated Davey O'Hannon
Johnny Rodz defeated
Mark Tendler
Peter Maivia & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
& the Golden Terror
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - April 28, 1978
Johnny Rodz & Gypsey Joe vs. Steve King & Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon vs. Dino Bravo
Domenic DeNucci vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - April 28, 1978
Pete Austin fought Gene Crespo to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa after 12 minutes
Mark Tendler pinned Jose Estrada after 14 minutes
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror & Tank Patton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Terror & Patton
won after 16 minutes; fall #2: Calhoun & Zbyszko won after 2 minutes; fall #3: Calhoun & Zbyszko won after 3 minutes
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham after 18 minutes
St. Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Center - April 29, 1978
Lynn
Denton defeated Porkchop Cash
Pedro Morales & Tiger Conway Jr. defeated
Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji
Jerry Brisco fought Dick Slater to a draw (Florida
TV title)
The Spoiler defeated Superstar Billy Graham via
disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan
Koloff
Andre the Giant, Mike Graham, & Steve Keirn defeated Ox Baker,
Bobby Duncum, & Killer Kox
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Jack
Brisco
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 29, 1978
Luke
Graham defeated SD Jones
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Tank
Patton & Johnny Rodz
Strong Kobayashi defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo
& Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion
defeated Peter Maivia
Ivan Putski defeated the Golden Terror
Dusty Rhodes
defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - May 1, 1978
Tank Patton
defeated Silvano Sousa
Steve King defeated Dennis Johnson
SD Jones
defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
Stan Stasiak
fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated
Spiros Arion via count-out
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke
Graham & Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Portland, ME - May 2, 1978
Tank Patton defeated
Johnny Tarzansis
SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi via
disqualification
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Peter Maivia
defeated Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion, Superstar Billy & Luke Graham
defeated Haystacks Calhoun, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - May 3, 1978
SD Jones defeated Shozo
Kobayashi via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Tank Patton to a
draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, &
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Spiros Arion, Stan Stasiak, & the Golden Terror

WWWF @ South River, NJ - High School Gym - May 4, 1978
Larry Zbyszko vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - May 5, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi & the Golden Terror in a handicap match
Tank Patton defeated Sylvano Sousa
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a double-disqualification
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - May 6, 1978
Johnny
Rodz defeated Joe Turco,br> Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Dino Bravo
defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Ivan
Putski & Peter Maivia
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tank Patton & Mark
Tendler in a handicap match
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH - May 7, 1978
Dominic DeNucci
defeated Butcher Vachon
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
Dino
Bravo defeated the Red Demon
Ivan Putski, Larry Zbyszko, & Haystacks
Calhoun defeated George Steele, Stan Stasiak, & Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Washington, PA - Senior High School Gym - May 8, 1978
Moved from 2/27/78 due to an energy shortage during a coal miners' strike
Dino Bravo defeated Johnny DeFazio
Dominic DeNucci defeated Strong Kobayashi
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Johnny Rodz
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - May 9, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco
Tank Patton defeated Moose Monroe
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & the Golden Terror
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sprios Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - May 10, 1978
Included a $5,000, 14-man battle royal; participants included: Haystacks Calhoun, Superstar Billy Graham, Peter Maivia, and Luke Graham; the winner would face WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the card
Also included 7 other matches
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - May 11, 1978
SD Jones vs. Strong Kobayashi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo vs. Superstar Billy & Luke Graham
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - May 11,
1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Turco
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve
King
Tank Patton defeated Mark Tendler
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - May 12, 1978
Davey O'Hannon vs. Bobby Edwards
Jose Estrada vs. Moose Monroe
Mark Tendler vs. Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko vs. Strong Kobyashi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - May 12, 1978
Dewey
Robertson defeated Chris Tolos
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via
disqualification
Billy Lyons defeated Nick Busick
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher
Vachon
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - May 12, 1978
SD Jones defeated the Golden Terror via count-out
Tank Patton defeated Steve King
Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
John Tzinas defeated Dennis Johnson
Sylvano Sousa fought Ted Adams to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center - May 13, 1978
Tank Patton vs. Frankie Williams
Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones
The Golden Terror vs. Peter Maivia
The Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Larry Zbyzsko & Haystacks Calhoun
Strong Kobayashi vs. Dino Bravo
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dusty Rhodes
WWWF @ Altoona, PA - High School - May 13, 1978
Chris Tolos fought Billy Red Lyons to a draw
Dewey Robertson pinned the Red Demon at 10:45
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 13:00 when Vachon began choking DeNucci with his shoulder strap
Ivan Putski fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 16:00
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham at 19:45
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - May 14, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco
Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham via count-out
Dusty Rhodes fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - May 15, 1978
Billy
Red Lyons fought Chris Tolos to a 20-minute draw
Dewey Robertson defeated the Wildman
via disqualification
Kim Chang pinned Claude Dionne at 10:30
Billy Red
Lyons & Rufus R. Jones defeated Super Destroyer (Sgt. Slaughter) & Lord
Alfred Hayes at 18:17 when Jones pinned the Destroyer
British Champion Billy Robinson defeated Angelo Mosca
via disqualification after the challenger hit the referee
AWA World Champion
Nick Bockwinkel fought Jim Brunzell to a double disqualification at
18:44 when both Bobby Heenan and Rufus R Jones interfered
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 10:28
WWWF @ Parsippany, NJ - Hills High School Gym - May 15, 1978
Jose Estrada vs. Joe Turco
Steve King vs. Gypsy Rodriguez
Mark Tendler vs. the Golden Terror
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. Butcher Vachon & Tank Patton
Peter Maivia vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - May 16, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
5/20/78:
Strong Kobayashi defeated Jim Ray
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Oliver
Johnny Rivera defeated Sylvano Sousa
Luke Graham defeated Mike Busick
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon to a draw
5/27/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Charlie Brown
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray
Butcher Vachon defeated Fred Marzino
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Sylvano Sousa
George Steele defeated Mike Busick
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Strong Kobayashi at 5:43 with a double underhook suplex
6/3/78:
Luke Graham defeated Pete Austin
Spiros Arion defeated Fred Marzino
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown
George Steele defeated Jim Oliver
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Frank Monroe
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - May 17, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/20/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Peter Maivia via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Mike Busick
George Steele defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham defeated Jim Oliver
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Strong Kobayashi & the Golden Terror
5/27/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Oliver & Johnny Rivera
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Austin
George Steele defeated Fred Marzino
Spiros Arion defeated Charlie Brown
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
6/3/78:
Luke Graham defeated Jim Ray
Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Oliver
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa & Frank Monroe
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Strong Kobayashi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Butcher Vachon
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out in a non-title match
WWWF @ Riverdale, NY - Ice Skating Center - May 18, 1978
SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Peter Maivia vs. Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - May 19, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Dino Bravo
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyzsko vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - May 20, 1978 (11,206)
Johnny
Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher
Vachon
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund defeated George Steele
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham
Dino
Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla
Monsoon & Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ New London - Ocean Beach Auditorium - May 20, 1978
Jose Gonzalez vs. Frank Williams
Don Serano vs. Johnny Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Rodriguez vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko
Joe Esposito vs. Frank Monroe
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 22, 1978
SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi at 8:55
Luke Graham pinned Tank Patton at 8:47 after using a foreign object
Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia at 12:46 after Maivia charged into the turnbuckle when Arion moved out of the way
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 24:07; 2-1; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Pierre at 14:02 with a rollover cradle; fall #2: Calhoun was counted out at 6:20 after being knocked to the floor; fall #3: Pierre pinned Zbyszko at 3:45 after Eric tripped Zbyszko from the outside as he had Pierre up for a powerslam
Superstar Billy Graham fought Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) to a double count-out at 8:47 after Monsoon had hit an airplane spin on Graham he fell out of the ring to the floor with Graham following him out when he had recovered
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera at 21:06 with an inside cradle
Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:07 after Mascaras blocked a bodyslam attempt and fell on top for the pin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Florida Tag Team Champions Mr. Sato & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:40, 2-0; fall #1: Sato & Saito were disqualified for double-teaming DeNucci; fall #2: Bravo pinned Sato after Saito accidentally hit his own partner when Bravo ducked
WWWF @ Portland, ME - May 23, 1978
Spiros Arion defeated
Larry Zbyszko
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy
Graham defeated Peter Maivia
Tank Patton defeated Johnny Rodz
The Golden
Terror defeated Jim Ray
Strong Kobayashi defeated Johnny Tzansis
WWWF @ Fairfield - May 23, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Steve
King
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Moose Monroe
Stan Stasiak defeated Mark
Tendler
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic
DeNucci & Dino Bravo
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - May 24, 1978 (1,200)
Johnny Tzansis defeated
Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Tank Adams to a
draw
The Golden Terror fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Superstar Billy Graham pinned
Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) at 11:51
Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:07
Spiros Arion defeated
Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 12:35
WWWF @ Middlesex, NJ - High School Gym - May 25, 1978
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
Steve King defeated Tank Patton
Davey O'Hannon defeated Mark Tendler
SD Jones fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out 3 falls match, 2-0
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia
NJPW @ Takamatsu, Japan - May 26,
1978
Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Jo Bake San via submission with camel
clutch
Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Ray Steel
Kengo Kimura pinned Chief Jay
Strongbow
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Makoto Arakawa
Bad News Allen &
Kotetsu Yamamoto defeated Williem Ruska & Baron Scicluna when Allen pinned
Scicluna
Bugsy McGraw pinned Riki Choshu
Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Umanosuke
Ueda
Andre The Giant pinned Seiji Sakaguchi
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Antonio Inoki & Osamu Kido in a Best 2
out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Backlund pinned Kido; fall #2: Inoki defeated
Garea with the Octopus; fall #3: Backlund pinned Kido
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - May 26, 1978 (1,600)
Steve
King pinned Pinky Larson (sub. for Moose Monroe) at 10:44
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Joe Turco via
disqualfication at 12:07
Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Peter Maivia
pinned Stan Stasiak at 15:17
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 12:34
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Ave. Armory - May 26, 1978
Strong Kobayashi pinned Mark Tendler at 12:00
Johnny Rodz pinned Ted Adams at 7:00
The Golden Terror pinned Sylvano Sousa at 6:00
Spiros Arion pinned Juan Ortiz (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) at 7:00
Luke Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) at 19:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - May 26, 1978
Tank Patton vs. Jim Ray
Jose Estrada vs. Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Domenic DeNucci & Dino Bravo vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - May 27, 1978
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo vs. Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski vs. Luke Graham
Dusty Rhodes vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included 3 other matches
NJPW @ Uwajima, Japan - May 28, 1978
Shoji Kai pinned Jo Bake SanMakoto Arakawa
pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Kengo Kimura pinned
Ray Steel
Bugsy McGraw pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Williem Ruska
defeated Kotetsu Yamamoto via submission with arm lock
Riki Choshu defeated
Umanosuke Ueda via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned
Osamu Kido in a non-title match at 2:32
Seiji Sakaguchi pinned Baron
Scicluna
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with
bear hug
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Andre The Giant &
Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Fujinami and Andre were
both counted-out, awarding both teams a fall; fall #2: Fujinami pinned Garea
WWWF @ Fairmont, WV - Marion County
Armory - May 28, 1978
Johnny DeFazio fought Johnny Rodz to a
draw
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 19:14
WWWF Tag
Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon &
Tank Patton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Luke Graham defeated Haystacks
Calhoun via count-out at 22:01
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH - May 29, 1978
Johnny DeFazio
defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon
to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF Tag
Team Champion Dominic DeNucci fought Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF Tag Team
Champion Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - May 30, 1978
Strong Kobayashi
defeated Moose Monroe
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton
& Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
The Yukon Lumberjacks
defeated Steve King & Ted Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Gorilla
Monsoon (sub. for Ivan Putski) defeated Luke Graham via
disqualification
WWWF @ Ridgefield, NJ - High School Gym - May 30, 1978
Frank Rodriguez vs. Johnny Rodz
SD Jones vs. Davey O'Hannon
Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Terri Shane vs. Wenonah Littleheart & Suzette Ferrera
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Spiros Arion
NJPW @ Osaka, Japan - May 30, 1978
Kengo Kimura pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Ray Steel pinned Makoto Arakawa
Osamu Kido pinned Bugsy McGraw
Bad News Allen defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Williem Ruska pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Umanosuke Ueda to a double count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Backlund
pinned Fujinami; fall #2: Fujinami pinned Garea; fall #3: Backlund pinned Choshu
(New Japan Classics #16)
Antonio Inoki defeated Andre the Giant via count-out
NJPW @ Gifu,
Japan – May 31, 1978
Shoji Kai pinned Jo Bake San
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
pinned Ray Steel
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Williem
Ruska defeated Makoto Arakawa via submission with Argentine back breaker
Bad
News Allen pinned Baron Scicluna
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Osamu
Kido
Umanosuke Ueda pinned Riki Choshu
Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Tony
Garea
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
& Andre the Giant defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi in a Best 2
out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Andre and Sakaguchi were both counted-out,
awarding both teams a fall; fall #2: Andre pinned Sakaguchi
WWWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - May 31, 1978
Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Terri Shane vs. Wenonah Littleheart & Suzette Ferrera
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Ivan Putski vs. Sprios Arion
WWWF @ New London, CT - Ocean Beach Park Auditorium - May 31,
1978
Mark Tendler defeated Ted Adams
The Golden Terror defeated Steve
King
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Joe Esposito
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke
Graham
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan
Stasiak & Butcher Vachon
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Nihon Budokan - June 1,
1978
Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Jo Bake San
Yoshiaki
Fujiwara pinned Ray Steel
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Makoto
Arakawa
Williem Ruska defeated Osamu Kido via submission with an arm
bar
Bad News Allen pinned Bugsy McGraw
Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu
defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Tony Garea when Fujinami pinned Volkoff
Seiji
Sakaguchi fought Andre The Giant toa double
count-out
NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki defeated WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Inoki
defeated Backlund via count-out at 40:08; fall #2 - the 61-minute time-limit
expired at 20:52 into the fall; both titles were on the line but Backlund
retained his
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - June 1,
1978
Eric the Lumberjack defeated Ted Adams
Gorilla Monsoon defeated
Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Gypsy
Rodriguez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden
Terror
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Steve
King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci co-won a battle
royal
WWWF @ Webster, MA - Webster Hall - June 1, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
Strong Kobayashi defeated John Tzinas
Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Suzette Ferrera
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham
Los Angeles, CA - June 2, 1978
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund won a battle royal; participants included Roddy Piper, Bugsy McGraw,
Tony Garea, Hector & Chavo Guerrero, Moondog Mayne, Ron Bass, and several
others
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - June 2, 1978
Butcher Vachon
defeated Johnny Tzansis
Johnny Rodz defeated Tank Patton
Stan Stasiak
defeated Johnny Rivera
Jim Ray defeated the Golden Terror via
disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci
fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY - State Armory - June 2, 1978
Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Terri Shane vs. Wenonah Littleheart & Suzette Ferrera
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. Luke Graham & Spiros Arion
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ East Orange, NJ - June 3, 1978
Davey O'Hannon
defeated Charlie Brown
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
The Golden Terror
defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci
fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon
defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - June 3, 1978
Kitty Adams defeated
Esther Cartwell
The Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
to a draw
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Haystacks
Calhoun defeated Sylvano Sousa & Pete Austin
Gorilla Monsoon, WWWF Tag
Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Luke
Graham, & the Golden Terror
Bruno Sammartino fought Spiros Arion to a
double count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - June 3, 1978
Tank
Patton defeated Mark Tendler
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated
Butcher Vachon & Moose Monroe
SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi
The
Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Terri Shane & Wenona
Littleheart
George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Spiros Arion
defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund when the bout was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - June 5, 1978
Johnny Rivera vs. Jim Ray
Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Tank Patton
Kitty Adams vs. Esther Campbell
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Dino Bravo, Gorilla Monsoon, & Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak, Luke Graham, & Strong Kobayashi
Bruno Sammartino vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - June 6, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/10/78:
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow
Dusty Rhodes defeated Moose Monroe
Ivan Putski defeated Frank Williams
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Steve King
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
6/17/78:
Luke Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Doherty
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa
Moose Monroe defeated Juan Ortiz
Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Raye
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Rodriguez & Butcher Vachon
6/24/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Doherty & Johnny Rivera
Ivan Koloff defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
Ivan Putski defeated Sylvano Sousa
Larry Zbyszko, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Jose Estrada
Dark match after the taping: Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - June 7, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/10/78:
SD Jones defeated George Steele via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Frank Rodriguez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Sylvano Sousa
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Austin
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
6/17/78:
Ivan Putski defeated Sylvano Sousa
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Peter Maivia pinned Moose Monroe at 6:58 with a powerslam
6/24/78:
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez
George Steele defeated Frank Williams
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Jim Raye
Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Jose Estrada
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) & Luke Graham in non-title match via count-out
WWWF @ Bronx, NY - June 8, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Raye to a draw
Frank Rodriguez defeated Moose Monroe
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Irvington, NJ - June 8, 1978
Peter Maivia defeated
Charlie Brown
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada
Kitty Adams
defeated Esther Cartwell
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic
DeNucci fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated
Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF @ Lowell, MA - June 9, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Steve King defeated Johnny Tzansis via count-out
SD Jones defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via disqualification
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Steve King & Gypsy Rodriguez in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) & Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - June 9, 1978
Stan Stasiak defeated Frankie Williams after 6 minutes
Peter Maivia pinned Frank Monroe after 12 minutes
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion after 26 minutes
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match;
fall #1: the Lumberjacks after 21 minutes; fall #2: Garea & Zbyszko won; fall #3: the Lumberjacks won after 4 minutes
WWWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - June 10, 1978
Butcher
Vachon fought SD Jones to a double count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano
Sousa
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Peter
Miavia
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated
Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz
Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via
disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund via referee's decision when the champion was deemed too bloody to continue
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ - Dunn Sports Arena - June 12, 1978
Johnny Rivera vs. Jose Estrada
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz
Peter Maivia vs. Tank Patton
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Spiros Arion & Stan Stasiak
Haystacks Calhoun and WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. Luke Graham & the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Portland, ME - June 13, 1978
The Golden Terror fought
Pete Austin to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Butcher
Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo & Tony Garea defeated Stan
Stasiak & Eric the Lumberjack
Spiros Arion fought Dominic DeNucci to a
double disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - June 14, 1978
Pete Austin fought the
Golden Terror to a draw
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF Tag
Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF Tag
Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
Peter Maivia & Dominic
DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon & Eric the Lumberjack
Dino Bravo defeated
Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy
Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - June 15, 1978
Larry Zbyszko and Moose Monroe did not appear as scheduled
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Holtz at 9:15
SD Jones fought Dewey Robertson to a double disqualification at 13:00 after both men struck the referee; Robertson worked the match as a heel
Stan Stasiak pinned Billy Red Lyons at 11:00
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 18:00 after Arion sustained the atomic spine buster which sent him to the floor
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - June 16, 1978
Tony
Garea defeated Stan Stasiak
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Dusty Rhodes
defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via referee's decision after the challenger
rammed Backlund head-first into the ring post, causing the champion to bleed
severly
Johnny Rodz defeated Billy Lyons
Dewey Robertson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - June 16, 1978
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Peter Maivia vs. Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champions Domenic DeNucci & Dino Bravo vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks (Haystacks Calhoun as the guest referee)
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - June
17, 1978
Johnny Rivera defeated Ted Adams
Mark Tendler defeated Jose
Estrada via disqualification
Jim Ray defeated Jose Estrada
Mil Mascaras
defeated Stan Stasiak
Dusty Rhodes fought Spiros Arion to a double
count-out
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Johnny Rivera
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - June 17, 1978
Nikolai
Volkoff fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve
King
Tony Garea defeated Frank Williams
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher
Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a double disqualification
Haystacks
Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi
George Steele defeated WWWF World Champion
Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWWF @ Bronx, NY - June 19, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci & Tony Garea (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo) defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Mil Mascaras fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out
WWWF @ Plainfield, NJ - June 20, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Ted Adams defeated Tony Altamore
Davey O'Hannon defeated Steve King
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - June 20, 1978 (686)
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Rodriguez
Johnny Rodz fought Jim Raye to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rivera
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out at the 18-minute mark after chasing the challenger backstage
WWWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - June 21, 1978
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Austin vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones vs. Tank Patton
Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Mil Mascaras vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - June 22, 1978
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated
Jim Ray & Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic
DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Rivera
defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - June 22, 1978
SD Jones & Johnny Rivera vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Tony Garea vs. George Steele
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - June 23, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe
Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Jim Raye fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - June 23, 1978
Pete Reeves vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Stan Stasiak vs. Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Tony Garea vs. George Steele
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF / New Japan @ Omiya, Japan - June 23, 1978
Kotetsu
Yamamoto defeated Akiyoshi Fujiwara
Riki Choshu defeated Haruka
Eigen
Buffalo Allen defeated Osamu Kid
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Kantaro
Hoshino
Shozo Kobayashi defeated Larry Zbyszko with a backbreaker
Tatsumi
Fujinami fought Chavo Guerrero to a double count-out
Pedro Morales &
Peter Maivia defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi when Morales pinned
Sakaguch
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - June 24, 1978
Chief Jay
Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
Steve King defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny
Rivera defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe
Mil
Mascaras fought Spiros Arion to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo
& Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak in a Best
2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought
Superstar Billy Graham to a draw at 17:42 when the match was stopped due to both
men sustaining cuts
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - June 24, 1978
John Tzinas defeated Pete Reeves
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Tony Garea
Pete Austin defeated Juan Ortiz
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele via disqualification
Frank Williams defeated the Golden Terror
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens
- June 25, 1978
Jim Brunzell defeated Chris Tolos via count-out
Tiger
Jeet Singh defeated Kim Chang via submission with the Cobra Clutch
Super
Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Billy Red Lyons & Dewey
Robertson
Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon fought Rey Stevens & Pat
Patterson to a double disqualification
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel
defeated Rufus R. Jones at 21:03
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken
Patera at 19:58
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - June 25, 1978
Jim Ray fought Johnny
Rodz to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & SD
Jones
Butcher Vachon defeated Les Savage
Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham
via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci
defeated George Steele & Stan Stasiak
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mil
Mascaras via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 26, 1978
Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:15 with a tomahawk chop
George Steele pinned Tony Garea at 5:02 after hitting him with a foreign object
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to win the titles at 15:21 when Pierre pinned DeNucci following a double chop behind the referee's back (Tag Team Champions)
Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones at 10:21 with the heart punch
Championship Wrestling - 6/6/81: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 19:24 with the atomic kneedrop
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski (& Dusty Rhodes) defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:15, 2-1; fall #1: the Graham's were disqualified at 9:40 for double-teaming Putski; fall# 2: the Grahams were awarded the fall at 5:11 after Putski was deemed unable to continue after ramming his head in the ring post; fall #3: Andre was given permission to find a replacement partner for the final fall and brought out Dusty Rhodes which led to Andre pinning Luke at 1:24; after the bout, Rhodes challenged Superstar Billy Graham to a match which was confirmed for next month later in the card
Jack Brisco pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:29 with a sunset flip
Mil Mascaras fought Ken Patera to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - June 27, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
7/1/78:
Tony Russo defeated Jim Raye
Ivan Koloff defeated Juan Oritz
SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Frank Rodriguez
George Steele defeated Paul Figeroa
7/8/78:
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow & Johnny Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via refeee's decision
7/15/78:
George Steele defeated Charlie Brown
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Madero & Frank Williams in a handicap match
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Reeves & Johnny Rivera
Dark match after the taping: Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double count-out
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - June 28, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/1/78:
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow & SD Jones
George Steele defeated Jim Raye
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe
Ivan Koloff defeated Johnny Rivera
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
7/8/78:
Tony Garea defeated Sylvano Sousa
Luke Graham defeated Jim Raye
Tony Russo defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
7/15/78 - featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Capt. Lou Albano:
Dino Bravo & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 4:57 when Bravo pinned Estrada after dumping Rodz on top of Estrada with an airplane spin
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
George Steele defeated Dave Darrow
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
Dark match after the taping: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Norwich, CT - Rose Arts Festival - June 29, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Ted Adams at 14:31 with a cradle
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 14:01 with a suplex
SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 7:12 with a headbutt
Butcher Vachon pinned Frankie Williams at 6:14 after a splash
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out at 17:05
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - June 30, 1978
Tony
Russo defeated Steve King
Jim Raye fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
SD Jones
defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci
defeated Spiros Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjakcs
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - June 30, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Tony Russo
Stan Stasiak vs. Tony Garea
Luke Graham vs. Frankie Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - July 1, 1978
Jim Ray fought
Johnny Rivera to a draw
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF Tag Team
Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to a
draw
George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Johnny Rodz defeated
Larry Sharpe
Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ - July 3, 1978
SD Jones fought Davey
O'Hannon to a draw
Johnny Rodz defated Johnny Rivera
WWWF World Champion
Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification
Tony Russo
defeated Jim Ray
Tony Garea, Dino Bravo, & Gorilla Monsoon defeated
Victor Rivera & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - July 6, 1978
Included a $5,000, 16-man battle royal; participants included: Chief Jay Strongbow, George Steele, Luke Graham, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks, Tony Garea, Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, Sprios Arion, and SD Jones
Also included 8 other matches
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 7, 1978
Jose Estrada vs. Dave Darrow
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Frankie Williams & Jim Ray
Tony Garea vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - July 7, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Steve King after 11 minutes
Johnny Rivera fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Victor Rivera defeated Mark Tendler after 16 minutes
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones after 17 minutes
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham after 14 minutes
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham after 19 minutes
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - July 8, 1978
Mark Tendler pinned Tony Russo at 6:04 with a kick to the face
Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 8:15 by using the ropes for leverage
Johnny Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification after Scicluna kept beating on Rivera on the ring apron and wouldn't let him back in the ring
George Steele defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 6:45
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:14 with a powerslam
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 13:20 after Graham left ringside after Backlund hit the atomic kneedrop knocking Graham out of the ring to the floor
Johnny Rodz fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Frank Williams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 21:03, 2-1; Pierre pinned Garea at 14:45 with a kick to the face; fall #2: Garea pinned Pierre at 4:05 with a cradle; fall #3: Eric pinned Williams at 2:13 with a shoulderbreaker
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 10, 1978
Jim Raye & Johnny Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon & Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Tony Russo
Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Pierre pinned Jones; fall #2: Monsoon defeated Pierre via submission with a bearhug; fall #3: Eric pinned Jones
Tony Garea defeated Sprios Arion via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
Dusty Rhodes pinned Luke Graham with a flying bodypress
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - July 12, 1978
Jim Ray
defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Moose Monroe
Spiros Arion
defeated SD Jones
John Tzinas defeated Tony Russo
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund & Tony Garea defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Coney Island, NY - July 12, 1978
Luke Graham defeated Frank Rodriguez
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - July 13, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Raye
Johnny Rivera defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated Moose Monroe
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci fought Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - July 14, 1978
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo at 14:12
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Raye & Johnny Rivera
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham at 18:12
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 14, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz
Moose Monroe defeated Dave Darrow
Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele in an Indian strap match
WWWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - July 15,
1978
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via
count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - July 15, 1978
Jim Raye defeated Tony Russo
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rivera
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Luke Graham via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out after the two brawled on the floor
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - July 16, 1978
Chris
Tolos & the Wildman defeated Bob Marcus & Steve Bolos at 9:52
Gorilla
Monsoon pinned Nick DeCarlo at 4:21
Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes
fought Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson to a 20-minute draw
Verne Gagne
defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification at 15:31
AWA Tag Team Champions
Verne Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens via
count-out at 19:02
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Angelo Mosca
at 16:48
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via
count-out at 15:42
- 7/17/78: Mike Knox (Mike Hettinga) was born.
WWWF @ Plainfield, NJ - July 17, 1978
Tony Altimore defeated Frank Rodriguez
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Raye
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak
Tony Garea defeated George Steele
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ - July 17, 1978
Tony Russo fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King at 15:25
Dino Bravo & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Bravo pinned Luke at 9:58; fall #2: Luke pinned Monsoon at 9:32; fall #3: the Grahams were disqualified at 3:41
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams at 10:35
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 19:27
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - July 18, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Jim Raye fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Jose Estrada
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out
7/22/78:
Victor Rivera defeated Carlos Cruz
Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Raye & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match
Super Destroyer defeated Charlie Brown
Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo
7/29/78:
Super Destroyer defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Bastien
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification
8/5/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Carlos Cruz
Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon & Spiros Arion defeated Jim Raye & Steve King
Ivan Koloff defeated Louis Lugo
Dino Bravo, Dominic DeNucci, & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak, Davey O'Hannon, & Johnny Rodz
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - July 19, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/22/78:
Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo at 7:33
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Mike Milton & Louis Lupo at 5:39
Ivan Koloff defeated Carlos Cruz at 4:57
Butcher Vachon fought Dominic DeNucci to a 10-minute draw
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada at 4:01
7/29/78:
Ivan Koloff defeated Frankie Williams at 6:32
Spiros Arion defeated Louis Lupo at 7:20
Super Destroyer defeated Jim Ray at 4:26
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Milton at 2:59
Tony Garea, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Tony Russo at 12:26
8/5/78:
Spiros Arion defeated Frankie Williams at 5:30
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Carlos Cruz & Jim Ray at 7:37
Luke Graham defeated Mike Milton at 5:14
Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at 7:28
Victor Rivera defeated Louis Lupo at 3:20
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow), Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out at 7:53
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - July 20, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Raye
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Ave Armory - July 21, 1978
Jose Estrada fought Jim Ray to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Frankie Williams
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele
WWWF Tag Team Champins The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Victor Rivera & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall # 1: Rivera & Jones
won at the 13-minute mark; fall #2: the Lumberjacks won at the 2-minute mark; fall #3: the Lumberjacks at the 5-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 21, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Luke Graham defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - July 22, 1978
Johnny
Rodz defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Victor
Rivera defeated Frank Rodriguez
Spiros Arion defeated Ivan Putski when the
match was stopped due to blood
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele
Nikolai Volkoff defeated
Jim Ray
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Bobo Brazil & Tony Garea
defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - July 24, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Russo at 8:39 with a boot to the face
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 11:14 after both collided mid-ring with DeNucci falling to the outside
Jack Brisco pinned Stan Stasiak at 9:02 with a victory roll
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 6:10 when Rhodes struck the referee
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:01 with an airplane spin
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele at 7:21 after ramming Steele throat first into the corner
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 11:15 after Arion choked Putski with the top rope
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjakcs defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon at 7:28 when Pierre pinned Jones after Eric tripped him from the outside
WWWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - July 25, 1978
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out at 16:58
Dino Bravo won a 16-man battle royal at 11:30 by last eliminating Luke Graham; participants were everyone else on the card
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack pinned Joe Cuinagle at 6:10 with a backbreaker
Tony Garea pinned George Steele at 7:52 after Steele charged himself into the corner when Garea moved out of the way
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at the 6-minute mark with an airplane spin
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 7:30
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack pinned Sylvano Sousa at the 14-second mark with a shoulderbreaker
Spiros Arion pinned Tony Russo at 11:42 with a kick as Russo ducked his head for a bakdrop
Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 2:03 after Stasiak hit referee Tony Altimore
WWWF @ Waterville, ME - Armory - July 26, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Russo
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz
Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
George Steele defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME - July 27, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Russo
Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw
Tokyo, Japan - Nihon Budokan - July
27, 1978
Makoto Arakawa fought Yoshiaki Fujiwara to a draw
Bad News
Allen pinned Haruka Eigen
Osamu Kido pinned Peter Maivia
Chabo Guerrero
pinned Kantaro Hoshino
Riki Choshu defeated Haystacks Calhoun via
disqualification
Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi defeated Pedro
Morales & Larry Zbyzsko when Kobayashi forced Zbyzsko to submit to a
backbreaker
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Ryuma Go at
13:52
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWF World
Champion Antonio Inoki to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 -
Inoki defeated Backlund via submission with the Octopus at 20:22; fall #2 -
Backlund pinned Inoki with a body press at 16:15; fall #3 - the 61-minute
time-limit expired; only Backlund’s title was on the
line
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - July 27, 1978
Spiros Arion defeated
George Steele
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team
Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Frank Williams fought
Jose Estrada to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 28, 1978
Spiros Arion vs. Johnny Rivera
Jose Estrada vs. Jim Ray
Stan Stasiak vs. Steve King
George Steele vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - July 28, 1978
Tony Russo fought Frank Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones defeated Mark Tendler at 14:42
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 27:03, 2-0; fall #1: Eric pinned DeNucci at 15:17; fall #2: Pierre pinned Monsoon at 11:46
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 1978
Hector Guerrero defeated
Buddy Rose
Tony Rocca & Gama Singh defeated Goliath & Carlos
Mata
Prof. Ito & Pak Chou defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Black
Gordman
Mil Mascaras defeated Moondog Mayne
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund defeated Roddy Piper
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - July 29, 1978
Frank Rodriguez pinned Jose Estrada at 10:21 with a neckbreaker
SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe at 7:13 with a headbutt
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:38
Jim Raye defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:04
Stan Stasiak defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 7:01
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 7:58 with an airplane spin
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele in a steel cage match at 11:38 by escaping through the door
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - July 29, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Billy Red Lyons at 13:33
Johnny DeFazio pinned Vic Rossatani at 8:44
Dominic DeNucci pinned Dewey Robertson at 10:21
Luke Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 9:04 when the match was stopped due to blood loss from Monsoon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:02
Tony Garea & Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 18:28
WWWF @ Escoheag, RI - Stepping Stone Ranch - July 30,
1978
Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci vs. Butcher Vachon,
Von Erich, & Spiros Arion
Also included a midget tag team match and two
other bouts
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH - St. John Arena - July 30, 1978
Billy Red Lyons pinned Vic Rossatini at 15:30
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dewey Robertson pinned Joe Abby at 5:30
Luke Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out at 14:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) at the 20-minute mark when Pierre pinned DeFazio
WWWF @ Totowa, NJ - July 31, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim
Ray
Dino Bravo fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Tony
Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the
Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones
Luke Graham
fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out
Tony Garea defeated George
Steele via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
via count-out
WWWF @ Flushing, NY - August 1, 1978
Larry Sharpe defeated
Steve King
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Moose Monroe fought Gypsy
Rodriguez to a draw
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Eric the
Lumberjack & Gypsy Rodriguez
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via
disqualification
WWWF @ Manchester, NH - August 2, 1978
Victor Rivera defeated Moose Monroe
Luke Graham defeated Steve King
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - August 2, 1978
Joe Cagle defeated Tony
Russo
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank
Williams
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought WWWF Tag Team Champions the
Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY - August 4, 1978
SD Jones defeated Butcher
Vachon
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated
Dave Darrow
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele; Haystacks Calhoun was the
guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - August 3,
1978
Steve King defeated Pinky Larson
Victor Rivera defeated Moose
Monroe
Butcher Vachon defeated Mark Tendler
SD Jones defeated Stan Stasiak
via disqualification
Spiros Arion fought Dominic DeNucci to a double
count-out
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - August 4, 1978
Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Raye
Jose Estrada fought Frank Williams to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Crugnale
Tony Garea defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - August 5, 1978
Johnny
Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double
count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo
& Dominic DeNucci
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated
Tony Russo & Butcher Vachon
Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros
Arion defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via
disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy
Graham in a steel cage match by escaping the cage after the challenger's foot
became entagled in the cage
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ - August 7, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions
the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea via
count-out
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Jim
Ray
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak fought Larry
Sharpe to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - August 8, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/12/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Jim Raye
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Super Destroyer defeated Carlos Cruz
Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow, Haystacks Calhoun, & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tony Russo, & Stan Stasiak at 8:52 when Russo submitted to Strongbow's sleeper
8/19/78:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:19 with a small package
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Luis Logo at 3:44 with a running powerslam
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:07
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:31 after a dropkick sent Vachon through the turnbuckles and into the ringpost
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jose Estrada with a butterfly suplex at 4:28
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via referee's decision after the time-limit expired at 9:17
8/26/78:
Ivan Koloff defeated Carlos Cruz
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Steve King & SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Mike Milton
Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dark match after the taping: George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - August 9, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/12/78:
Luke Graham defeated Louis Lugo
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Jimmy Raye
8/19/78:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a time-limit draw at 7:45
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Raye
Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:07 with a dropkick
Luke Graham defeated Frank Wiliams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Tony Russo at 9:15 when Garea pinned Russo with a sunset flip
8/26/78:
Crusher Blackwell defeated Charlie Brown
Dino Bravo pinned Tony Russo at 4:28 following an airplane spin
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Steve King & Carlos Cruz
Super Destroyer defeated Mike Milton
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon, Moose Monroe, & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:21 when Monroe submitted to Garea's abdominal stretch
Dark match after the taping: Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - August 10, 1978
Victor Rivera
fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Baron
Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Monroe
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony
Altimore
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions
the Yukon Lumberjacks when the bout was stopped due to blood
Dino Bravo
defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - August 11, 1978
Jose Estrada fought Moose Monroe to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow (sub. for Joe Rodriguez)
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Haystacks Calhoun via disqualification
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - August 11,
1978
Tony Russo fought Jim Ray to a draw
Mark Tendler defeated Johnny
Rodz
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a
draw
Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out
Victor Rivera
defeated Davey O'Hannon when the bout was stopped due to blood
WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - August 12, 1978 (14,344)
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo
Victor Rivera won an 18-man $5,000 battle royal by last eliminating Spiros Arion with a dropkick from behind after Arion thought Rivera was going to split the purse money with him; other participants included: Tony Russo, Moose Monroe, Butcher Vachon, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, Tony Garea, George Steele, Stan Stasiak, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobo Brazil, the Yukon Lumberjacks, SD Jones, Dino Bravo, Haystacks Calhoun, & Luke Graham; due to prematch stipulations, he earned a world title match against Bob Backlund
Luke Graham pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:02 after hitting him with his taped thumb
George Steele defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 2:47 after hitting him with a foreign object
Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones at 8:13 after Jones charged into the corner when Rivera moved out of the way
Eric the Lumberjack pinned Moose Monroe at 5:49 with an elbow drop
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 17:11 after hitting Backlund with a chair when both were fighting on the floor
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 3:37 with an airplane spin
Tony Garea fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Bobo Brazil pinned Stan Stasiak
- 8/13/78: Former WWF star Moondog Mayne passed away at the age of 33.
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - August 13,
1978
Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson defeated Mad Dog Vachon &
Chris Tolos via disqualification at 11:55
The Wildman fought Nick DeCarlo to
a 15-minute draw
The Super Destroyer pinned Verne Gagne at 14:04 after Lord
Alfred Hayes interfered
Waldo Von Erich pinned Steve Bolos at 6:14
Gorilla
Monsoon defeated Dominic DeNucci via submission at 4:05 with a bear hug
AWA
Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Pat Patterson &
Ray Stevens via count-out at 15:56
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated
Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match at 7:52
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA - August 14, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Dominic DeNucci fought Sprios Arion to a draw
Dino Bravo fought Luke Graham to a draw
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME - August 15, 1978
Stan Stasiak fought
Tony Garea to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon
defeated Johnny Rodz
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double
disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief
Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated
Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - August 16, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Johnny Rodz
Butcher Vachon vs. Stan Stasiak
Dino Bravo defeated Eric the Lumberjack via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a draw
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun fought Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - August 18, 1978
Larry
Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Kitty Adams won a women's battle royal; due
to prematch stipulations, Adams earned a women's title match later in the
show
Ivan Putski fought Luke Graham to a draw when the bout was stopped due
to blood
Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams
Dominic
DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre the Giant defeated Stan
Stasiak
Vicki Williams & Pepper Labianca defeated Miss Suzette &
Vivian St. John
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy
Graham in a steel cage match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - August 18, 1978
Jim Raye defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Victor Rivera defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Lumberjack Pierre defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack via count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - August 19,
1978
Butcher Vachon fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
SD Jones defeated
Tony Russo
Jim Ray defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out
Victor Rivera
defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Dino Bravo, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Dominic
DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Spiros Arion, & WWWF Tag Team Champions the
Yukon Lumberjacks
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - August 19, 1978
7-woman battle royal (winner challenges Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show)
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Johnny Rodz & Moose Monroe (handicap match)
Ivan Putski vs. George Steele
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - August 20, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo via disqualification at 9:18 after Russo choked Ray with the ropes
Sara Fiarah won a $2,500, 7-woman battle royal; due to prematch stipulations Fiarah would face Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones (sub. for Tony Garea) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 19:53, 2-0; fall #1: Eric pinned Jones at 16:02; fall #2: Calhoun was counted out at 3:51
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 11:23 with an airplane spin
Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Sarah Fiarah at 12:10 with a kneedrop
WWWF World Champions Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 17:12 when Graham left ringside after being hit with the atomic kneedrop
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - August 22, 1978
Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a time-limit draw
Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Jim Raye
Dino Bravo won a $5,000 16-man battle royal; other participants included: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks, Chief Jay Strongbow, Luke Graham, SD Jones, Tony Russo, Johnny Rivera, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Victor Rivera, Dominic DeNucci, Butcher Vachon, Johnny Rodz, Stan Stasiak, Tony Garea, Spiros Arion, and Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - August 23, 1978
Included Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, and Dino Bravo
WWWF @ East Greenwich, RI - Rocky Hill State Fairgrounds - August 24, 1978
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Raye to a time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Sprios Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - August 24, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Frank Rodriguez
Butcher Vachon vs. Larry Zbyszko
Luke Graham vs. SD Jones
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Victor Rivera
Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Kitty Adams
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - August 25, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Dino Bravo
Spiros Arion vs. Domenic DeNucci
Tony Garea vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - August 25,
1978
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Haystacks Calhoun defeated
Butcher Vachon
Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty
Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko
& Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - August 26, 1978
SD
Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Nikolai Volkoff defeated
Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Dino Bravo &
Dominic DeNucci
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki
Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - August 28, 1978
Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:12 with a splash even though Scicluna clearly kicked out before the 3-count
Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones at 10:21 with a suplex after Jones ran shoulder-first into the ring post when Rivera moved out of the way; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Rivera to the ring
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via referee's decision at 30:11 when the referee deemed Backlund
unable to continue due to facial cuts; prior to the bout, Backlund was escorted to the ring by Arnold Skaaland while
Capt. Lou Albano came out with the challenger; after the bout, Backlund hit the atomic drop, which sent the challenger
out of the ring, and then got on the microphone to challenge him to come back out, which Koloff failed to do
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/8/86: Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham via
disqualification at 14:02 after Graham continuously punched Miavia in the throat
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a No DQ bullrope match at 6:28 via count-out after Rhodes hit Graham with
the cowbell knocking him to the floor; Chief Jay Strongbow was the special referee for the bout and gave Graham a
fast 8-count after he fell outside the ring; the stipulations for the bout said the wrestlers had an 8-count to return to
the ring instead of the usual 10 or 20; prior to the match, Graham was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard
(American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)
Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Williams at 5:20 after reversing a monkey flip into a rollup
Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, at 6:14;
fall #1: Arion & the Lumberjacks were disqualified at 2:52 for illegally triple teaming Garea in their corner;
fall #2: Andre pinned Pierre with a boot to the face and a splash at 3:22
(Best of the WWF Vol. 14)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - August 29, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Women's World Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
9/2/78:
Dino Bravo defeated Vincente Pometti
Andre the Giant defeated Sylvano Sousa & Johnny Rodz in a handicap match
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:57 after two legdrops
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Jose Estrada
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve King
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
9/9/78:
Luke Graham & the Super Destroyer defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:18 with a suplex
Ernie Ladd defeated Fred Marzino
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo
Jerry Blackwell defeated Jim Raye
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via referee's decision
9/16/78:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak
Jerry Blackwell defeated Frankie Williams
Ernie Ladd defeated Stan Lavdas
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Raye
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out when Albano left ringside
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - August 30, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams via count-out at 5:28 after Williams slammed Moolah back into
the ring just before the 10-count as both women were on the apron
Luke Graham defeated an unknown
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Tony Russo at 6:35 when Backlund pinned Russo with the atomic drop
9/2/78:
9/9/78:
9/16/78:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo (non-title match)
WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Fairgrounds - August 31, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:05
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Moose Monroe)
Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Williams (sub. for Judy Johnson) at 10:18
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Raye at 8:20
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham at 9:45
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:31
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Tony Garea) & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 11:05
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 15:06
WWWF @ Albany, NY - September 1, 1978
Jim Ray defeated Tony
Russo
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow
& Peter Maivia defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Ivan
Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - September 1,
1978
Silvano Sousa defeated Pinky Larson
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony
Altimore
Stan Stasiak fought Dino Bravo to a draw
Larry Zbyszko &
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant
defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ South Yarmouth, MA - Cape Cod Coliseum - September 2, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ - Convention Hall - September 3, 1978
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - September 7, 1978
Spiros Arion
defeated SD Jones
Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo
Larry Zbyszko defeated
Butcher Vachon
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
Peter Maivia
defeated Stan Stasiak
Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated Superstar
Billy & Luke Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - September 8, 1978
Benefit Card
Frank Williams defeated Tony Altimore
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Eric the Lumberjack & Davey O'Hannon (sub. for Pierre)
Andre the Giant defeated Sprios Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - September 8, 1978
Vicki Williams vs. Leilani Kai
Butcher Vachon vs. SD Jones
Johnny Rivera vs. Jim Ray
Stan Stasiak vs. Dino Bravo
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - September 9, 1978 (5,000)
Dave Darrow defeated Dennis Johnson
Vickie Williams defeated Leilani Kai
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Sprios Arion defeated Tony Garea
Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Stromgbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via count-out at 14:29
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - September 10,
1978
Billy Red Lyons & Nick DeCarlo defeated the Wolfman & Chris
Tolos at 16:24
Andre the Giant defeated Waldo Von Erich
Steve Bolus fought
the Wildman to a draw
Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Kim Chang at 10:00
Verne
Gagne defeated Lord Alfred Hayes at 14:13
Andre the Giant (sub. for Angelo
Mosca) defeated AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel via count-out at
14:40
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 20:20
WWWF @ Stamford, CT - September 11, 1978
Jim Ray defeated
Frankie Williams
Tony Russo defeated Frankie Williams
Luke Graham defeated
SD Jones
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
The Yukon Lumberjacks
defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea
BWWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - September 12, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - September 13, 1978
Jim Ray vs. Victor Rivera
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia vs. Stan Stasiak
SD Jones vs. Spiros Arion
Dino Bravo vs. Butcher Vachon
The Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko
Andre the Giant vs. Luke Graham
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - September 14, 1978
Frankie
Williams defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Steve King defeated Tony Russo
Dominic
DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak fought Peter Maivia to a
draw
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Andre the Giant defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - September 15, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Peter Maivia
Stan Stasiak vs. Domenic DeNucci
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Luke Graham & the Yukon Lumberjacks (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
WWWF @ Highland Park - September 16, 1978
Baron Mikel
Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic
DeNucci & Chief Jay Strongbow
Butcher Vachon defeated Frankie
Williams
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little John & Little
Tokyo
Dusty Rhodes fought Spiros Arion to a no contest
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - September 16, 1978 (16,811)
Televised on the PRISM Network
Tony Russo
defeated Jim Ray
SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore
Victor Rivera defeated
Dominic DeNucci
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry
Zbyszko
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland)
defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Sicilian Stretcher Match at 18:28 after Backlund hit Graham
with both a steel chair and the stretcher, knocking the challenger down long enough for him to be
taken from the ring on the stretcher by officials
Dusty Rhodes
defeated George Steele via count-out
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie
defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros
Arion to a draw
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - September 16, 1978
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Luke Graham
Also included a women's tag team match
WWWF @ West Orange, NJ - South Mountain Arena - September 18, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
Davey O'Hannon (sub. for Johnny Rodz) defeated Frankie Williams
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center -
September 18, 1978
Jim Ray fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw
Tony Russo
defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave
Darrow
Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea
Coconut Willie defeated Little
John
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated
Dino Bravo via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - September 19, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Ernie Ladd & Jerry Blackwell via disqualification
9/23/78:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a backbreaker at 5:38
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Frank Monroe
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a legdrop at 2:57
Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Paul Vachon
9/30/78:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jerry Blackwell defeated Steve Cagle
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:16 with a legdrop
Luke Graham defeated Jerry Ralph
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyzsko via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
10/7/78:
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
Jerry Blackwell defeated Dave Darrow
Ernie Ladd defeated Jim Raye & Steve King in a handicap match
Victor Rivera defeated Jerry Ralph
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Carlos Cruz & SD Jones
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - September 20, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
9/23/78:
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Jerry Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Little Tokyo pinned Coconut Willie at 4:17 with an elbow drop after Willie missed a dropkick
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Cagle
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Spiros Arion defeated Jim Raye & SD Jones
9/30/78:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe at 6:08 when Backlund pinned Estrada
with the atomic drop
Cowboy Lang pinned Billy the Kid at 7:42 with an airplane spin
Victor Rivera defeated Steve Cagle
Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo
Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Stan Stasiak, & Paul Vachon at 7:55 when Garea pinned Vachon following
a backdrop
10/7/78:
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Victor Rivera defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Jerry Blackwell defeated Jerry Ralph & Steve King in a handicap match
Dino Bravo, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 6:21
when Eric interfered as Bravo had Pierra in an airplane spin
WWWF @ Totowa, NJ - Ice World - September 21, 1978
Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo defeated Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Luke Graham fought Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Vineland, NJ - Senior High School South Gym - September 22, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Jose Estrada
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Steve King defeated Jim Raye
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - September 22,
1978
Stan Stasiak defeated Mark Tendler
Crusher Blackwell defeated
Moose Monroe
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Cowboy Lang &
Coconut Willie defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo
Tony Garea fought
Spiros Arion to a draw
Dusty Rhodes & Dino Bravo defeated Luke &
Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - September 23, 1978
Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski vs. George Steele
Also included a midget tag team match
WWWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - September 23,
1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Victor Rivera defeated SD
Jones
Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe
Crusher Blackwell defeated
Sylvano Sousa
Dusty Rhodes fought Superstar Billy Graham to a draw
Chief
Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated the Yukon Luberjacks via
disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 25, 1978
Stan Stasiak pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:21
Victor Rivera pinned Larry Zbyszko at 6:28 after Rivera blocked a powerslam attempt by grabbing the top rope and caused himself to fall on top for the pin
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 8:10 after a collision mid-ring caused DeNucci to fall out to the floor
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 9:11 with a powerslam
Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack via count-out at 8:49 after a dropkick knocked Pierre out to the floor
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 4:01 with an elbow drop even though Strongbow put his foot on the ropes at the 2-count which was not seen by the referee
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 17:09 with the atomic kneedrop
Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack at 5:18 with a shoulderblock
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo at 5:11 when Willie pinned Kid
Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 1:03
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME - September 26, 1978
Coconut Willie
& Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Tony Russo
defeated Jim Ray
Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Crusher
Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
Dino
Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Flemington, NJ - Hunterdon Central High School Gym - September 27, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Frankie Williams defeated Jose Estrada
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double count-out
WWWF @ Waterville, ME - September 27, 1978
Larry Zbyszko
defeated Tony Russo
Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham defeated
Tony Garea
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dominic DeNucci via
count-out
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy
the Kid
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Flemington, NJ - Hunterdon Central High School Gym - September 28, 1978
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - September 28, 1978
Dominic DeNucci
defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dave
Darrow
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Billy the Kid & Little
Tokyo
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a no
contest
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks
via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - September 29, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frankie Williams
Jim Raye fought Tony Russo to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Ave. Armory - September 29, 1978
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ Queens, NY - Mater Christi High School Gym - September 30, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Jim Raye
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Victor Rivera (sub. for Pierre) via disqualification
Dino Bravo fought Luke Graham to a draw
WWWF @ Parsippany, NJ - Hills High School Gym - September 30, 1978
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frankie Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Sprios Arion
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - October 1, 1978 (3,700)
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 13:07 after a suplex
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 13:05
Victor Rivera pinned Jim Raye at 8:47
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification when Dino Bravo, who was in Putski's corner, interfered after Luke Graham tripped Putski from the outside
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 26:31
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 5:09 with a cradle
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - October 2, 1978
Tony
Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Superstar
Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated Stan
Stasiak
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via count-out
The Yukon
Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia via
count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
Cowboy
Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Ivan
Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Westfield, NJ - Senior High School Gym - October 3, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Raye
Jose Estrada (sub. for Victor Rivera) defeated Steve King
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in Best 2 out of 3 falls match, one of the falls was won via disqualification
WWWF @ Belleville, NJ - High School Gym - October 4, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Jim Raye fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Concord, NH - October 4, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated
Sylvano Sousa
Victor Rivera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Crusher Blackwell
defeated Tony Russo
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via
disqualification
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo &
Billy the Kid
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via
disqualification
WWWF @ Loretto, PA - St. Francis College - October 5, 1978
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via submission with an abdominal stretch at 11:15
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski fought Luke Graham to a double disqualification at 12:40
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 21:15
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Wille defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo at 15:30 when Lang pinned Tokyo
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - October 5, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Raye
Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia defeated Sprios Arion via disqualification
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - October 6, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Raye
Sprios Arion defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - October 6, 1978
Johnny DeFazio vs. Assey
Billy Red Lyons vs. Baron
Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci vs. Dewey Robertson
The Yukon Lumberjacks
vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Dusty Rhodes & Ivan Putski vs. Luke
& Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ivan
Koloff
Also included a midget tag team match
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - October 7, 1978
SD Jones defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a bullrope match
Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Dave Darrow defeated Jim Raye
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ New Castle, PA - High School Fieldhouse - October 7, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny DeFazio
Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid defeated Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - October 9, 1978
Super
Destroyer defeated Johnny Rodz
Luke Graham defeated Baron Mikel
Scicluna
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated
Butcher Vachon
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
Spiros Arion
defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
The
Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3
falls match
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out in a bullrope match;
Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - October 10, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
10/14/78 - featured Bruno Sammartino doing guest commentary for the show:
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe
Dino Bravo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ernie Ladd defeated Frank Williams
Leilani Kai defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak
Crusher Blackwell defeated Juan Lopez
10/21/78:
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Ray at 4:49 with a splash after hitting him with a foreign object
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Davey O'Hannon at 7:18 when Eric pinned Williams with a shoulderbreaker
SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 4:07 with a monkey flip out of the corner
Dino Bravo pinned Sabu with an airplane spin at 3:36
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a kneedrop off the top at 2:42
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia fought Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 9:42 when Maivia attacked Skaaland, who he had been arguing with for several minutes, threw him in the ring, ripped his shirt off and began choking him with it; Maivia then attacked Backlund as well as Arion & Rivera held him up until several other wrestlers came out to stop it; Backlund had wrestled the majority of the match himself after Maivia kept tagging out after only being in the ring 10-15 seconds at a time, which led to the arguments with Skaaland; as the show came to a close, Vince McMahon attempted to interview Backlund, with Backlund screaming "What happened?" and that he would "Kill than son of a bitch"
10/28/78:
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King with a butterfly suplex at 4:53
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 3:12 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Joe Rodriguez & Juan Lopez at 6:16 when Pierre pinned Lopez with a clothesline
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Ringo at 4:24 with a falling headbutt; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie about the actions of Peter Maivia last week, explaining that Backlund had been using him as a tag team partner so that he wouldn't have to defend his title against him
Larry Zbyszko, Dino Bravo, & SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz, Stan Stasiak, & Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 5:36 when Stasiak and Koloff were double-teaming Jones
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - October 11, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Kitty Adams (sub. for Vicki Williams) fought Leilani Kai to a double count-out at 5:40
10/14/78 - included Bruno Sammartino doing guest commentary:
Dino Bravo pinned Moose Monroe at 6:19
Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko when Jones was pinned
Ivan Koloff pinned Johnny Ringo at 4:52
Tony Garea pinned Great Sabu at 5:03
Crusher Blackwell pinned Sylvano Sousa at 3:21
10/21/78 - included the Backlund & Maivia vs. Arion & Rivera match and aftermath from the 10/21/78 Championship Wrestling:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Steve King at 5:56
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out at 4:44
Dino Bravo pinned Jose Estrada at 5:28 with an airplane spin
Dark match: Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko fought Crusher Blackwell & Spiros Arion to a draw; after the bout, Arion & Blackwell were interviewed at ringside
10/28/78:
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frankie Williams with a legdrop at 5:33
Luke Graham pinned Johnny Ringo at 5:18
Johnny Rodz & Tony Russo defeated Jim Raye & Steve King
Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 7:48 after Scicluna shoved referee Dick Whorle; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary, discussing the recent events where Peter Maivia turned on WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund and was now aligned with Freddie Blassie
Dark match after the taping: Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) at 7:56
WWWF @ Shirley, NY - October 12, 1978
Mark Tendler defeated Pinky Larson
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Jim Raye fought Steve King to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions he Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - October 13, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Altimore
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - October 14, 1978 (10,134)
Tony
Russo defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham
defeated SD Jones
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via
disqualification
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea in 9 seconds
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Victor Rivera at 16:36
Dino Bravo defeated
Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Portland, ME - October 17, 1978
Jim Ray defeated
Sylvano Sousa via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave
Darrow
Frankie Williams defeated Frank Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated
Luke Graham via disqualification
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia
WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - October
18, 1978
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
Crusher Blackwell
defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
SD
Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Russo
Ivan
Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - October 18, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated
Frank Monroe via disqualification
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia
& Chief Jay Strongbow via forfeit
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Audtorium - October 19, 1978
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci vs. Victor Rivera
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
Dino Bravo vs. Sprios Arion
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. Superstar Billy & Luke Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - October 20, 1978
Frank Williams defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Victor Rivera defeated Joe Crugnale
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Sylvano Sousa fought Frank Williams to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - October 20,
1978
Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony
Altimore
Sprios Arion defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated
Mark Tendler
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Luke Graham defeated
Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defated Jim Ray
Stan Stasiak
fought SD Jones to a draw
Crusher Blackwell won a battle royal
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - October 21, 1978
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo
SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe
Stan Stasiak pinned Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell pinned Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & Peter Maivia defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea (sub. for Ivan Putski)
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - October 22, 1978
Abe
Jacobs fought Jeff Poltz to a 20-minute draw
Tony Atlas & Jay Youngblood
defeated Gene & Ole Anderson at 22:11
Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera at
15:50
NWA U.S. Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat via
disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:46
with a bodypress
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - October 23, 1978
Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary
Johnny Rodz defeated Del Adams
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
when Eric pinned Strongbow with a big boot at 3:57 after Miavia attacked his partner from behind and walked out of the match
Crusher Blackwell pinned Tony Russo with a bodyslam and splash off the bottom rope at 4:39
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ernie Ladd with the atomic drop at 17:24 after the challenger failed a splash;
prior to the bout, the champion was escorted ringside by Arnold Skaaland while Ladd was escorted by the Grand Wizard
Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 6:12 after Arion ignored the referee's instructions to stop ramming Zbyszko's head into the turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring
Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham when the referee stopped the match due to Graham bleeding from the face at 12:19
Ivan Koloff pinned Tony Garea at 2:39 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:11 after kicking from the turnbuckle and falling back on DeNucci as DeNucci attempted a full nelson
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 3:46 following a dropkick which sent Graham into the corner after Graham thought he had won the match
WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ - High School Gym - October 24, 1978
Stan Stasiak fought Steve King to a draw
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
WWFThe Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Coventry, RI - High School Gym - October 25, 1978
Sylvano Sousa vs. Tony Russo
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher Blackwell vs. Dave Darrow
Dominic DeNucci vs. Ivan Koloff
Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - October 26,
1978
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter
Miavia & Chief Jay Strongbow
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny
Rodz
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino
Bravo via count-out
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - October 27, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Dave Darrow
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Domenic DeNucci
Dino Bravo vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWWF @ Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory - October 27, 1978
Tito Torres fought Bull Molina to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea after 23 minutes
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - October 27,
1978
Frankie Williams defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Moose
Monroe)
Steve King defeated Jose Estrada
Victor Rivera defeated SD
Jones
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - October 28, 1978
SD Jones vs. Victor Rivera
Ivan Putski vs. Ivan Koloff
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included Dominic DeNucci, Baron Mikel Scicluna, and Dave Darrow
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Power Memorial High School - October 28, 1978
Jim Ray
defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Mark Tendler defeated Frank Monroe
Johnny Rodz
defeated Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frankie Williams
Peter Maivia
defeated Luke Graham
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
Orlando, FL - October 29,
1978
Ali Bey defeated Raul Mata
Prince Tonga defeated Pete
Austin
Rocky Johnson & Jim Garvin defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via
disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Bobby Duncum in a bunkhouse
match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWA World Champion Harley Race to a draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - October 31, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/4/78 - featured Bruno Sammartino providing guest commentary:
Dino Bravo vs. Stan Stasiak
11/11/78:
11/18/78
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - November 1, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/4/78 - featured Bruno Sammartino providing guest commentary:
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O'Hannon at 7:38 when Bravo pinned Estrada following an airplane spin
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera to a double disqualification
Crusher Blackwell pinned Steve King at 1:52
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Tony Russo at 5:25
11/11/78:
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham to a double count-out at 7:26
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Cooper at 3:45; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Maivia at ringside, with Blassie saying Maivia had been used by WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund and Arnold Skaaland, which is why Maivia did what he did to them
Ivan Koloff pinned Fireball Robinson at 4:36
Dino Bravo pinned BB Coleman at 5:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko
11/18/78:
Larry Zbyszko fought Bob Culter at 4:39
Crusher Blackwell defeated Steve Cooper & Fireball Robinson in a handicap match
Ivan Koloff pinned Frank Williams at 4:58
Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe, Luke Graham, & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:20 when Bravo pinned Monroe
Dark match: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 8:49 in a non-title match
WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ - November 2, 1978
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Russo & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated Tony Garea
Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Gloversville, NY - November 3, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia after Maivia turned on his partner
Ivan Koloff defeated Dominic DeNucci
Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a draw
Steve King defeated Frank Williams
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - November 3, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Frank Rodriguez defeated Sylvano Sousa
SD Jones defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell via disqualification
Spiros Arion fought Larry Zbyzsko to a draw
WWWF @ Torrington, CT - High School - November 4, 1978
Arnold Skaaland defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - November 4, 1978
Johnny
Rodz defeated Joe Cragle
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo via
disqualification
Silvano Sousa defeated Frankie Williams
Dino Bravo pinned
Baron Mikel Scicluna with an airplane spin and dropkick
Victor Rivera fought
Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham
via count-out after bloodying Graham on the floor; there was some confusion as
to the result since no official announcement was raised
WWWF Tag Team
Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
when Strongbow was pinned following a double team move after Miavia walked out
of the contest; that morning on television, Miavia attacked Arnold
Skaaland
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - November 4, 1978
Steve King defeated Frank Rodriguez
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham
JCP @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - November 5, 1978 (3,847)
Don Kernodle defeated Charlie Fulton
Bryan St. John defeated Joe Furr
Abe Jacobs defeated Mr. X #2
Skip Young defeated Chris Tolos
Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet & Rudy Kay
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera via disqualification in a non-title match
Ricky Steamboat & Paul Jones defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions -
NWA US Champion Ric Flair & Big John Studd to win the titles when Steamboat pinned Flair with a suplex
WWWF @ Shirley, NY - November 6, 1978
Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Tony Altimore
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Rochester, NH - November 7, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Maivia turned on his partner
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell
Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - November 8, 1978
Frankie Williams fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Peter Maivia pinned Jack Savage (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champions The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Flemington, NJ - November 8, 1978
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Davey O'Hannon defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - Auditorium - November 9, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Russo defeated Joe Crugnale
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a no contest
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME - November 9, 1978
Johnny Rodz pinned Dave Darrow at 13:24
Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci at 19:04 with a splash
Frank Williams defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Stan Stasiak) via disqualification at 9:43
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 17:43 when Zbyszko was counted out after colliding with Eric and falling out of the ring
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 28:43
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - November 10, 1978
Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion defeated Joe Crugnale
Ivan Koloff fought Dino Bravo to a double count-out
WWWF @ Fairfield, CT - November 10, 1978
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Sylvano Sousa defeated Steve Cooper
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe
Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - November 11, 1978 (matinee)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pinky Larsen (sub. for Dino Bravo)
Spiros Arion (sub. for Ivan Koloff) defeated Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) & Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Spiros Arion & Crusher Blackwell defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Maivia turned on his partner
Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
WWWF @ Bergenfield, NJ - High School - November 11, 1978
Steve King fought Pete Reeves to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Davey O'Hannon defeated Tony Russo
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification after Graham hit the referee
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - November 12, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out; Dino Bravo was the guest referee
WWWF @ Racine, PA - November 13, 1978
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher Blackwell fought Tony Garea to a double count-out
Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ - November 14, 1978
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Russo
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated Davey O'Hannon
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY - OLPH High School - November 15, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a no contest
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 10:29 with a splash
Ivan Koloff pinned Tony Garea at 19:20 after the momentum of a crossbody by Garea put Koloff on top with Koloff also grabbing the tights for leverage
Spiros Arion pinned Larry Zbyszko at 10:42 after ramming Zbyszko into the turnbuckle
Dominic DeNucci & Frankie Williams defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Jose Estrada (sub. for Pierre) at 16:09 when DeNucci pinned Estrada with an airplane spin
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - November 16, 1978
SD Jones defeated Crusher Blackwell
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Peter Maivia fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - November 17, 1978
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Mark Tendler defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - November 17, 1978
Pete Doherty vs. Sylvano Sousa
Dave Darrow fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw
Jose Estrada defeated Joe Crugnale
Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Luke Graham defeated Frankie Williams
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - November 18, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network:
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Luke Graham defeated Tony Russo
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 4:45
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre's team won via disqualification, fall #2: Andre pinned Pierre
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a bullrope match via count-out at 8:13 after hitting Graham in the face with the cowbell attached to the rope; after the bout, Rhodes fought off an attack from Graham
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Crusher Blackwell at 14:45 with the atomic kneedrop
Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - November 19,
1978
Dewey Robertson defeated Kim Chang at 4:16
Steve Bolos pinned Joe
Marcus at 10:47
Johnny Weaver defeated Steve Muslim at 10:28 via submission
with a sleeper
Jay Youngblood defeated Geoff Portz at 10:37
WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund & Dino Bravo defeated Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson
via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Ken Patera at 24:44
NWA U.S.
Champion Ric Flair pinned Ricky Steamboat at 37:24 even though Steamboat's foot
was on the rope during the cover
WWWF @ New Milford, CT - November 19, 1978
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko
Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 20, 1978
Jose Estrada (sub. for Roddy Piper) pinned Tony Russo at 9:48 with a legdrop
Luke Graham pinned Mike Paidousis at 11:15 after using a foreign object
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:26; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Lumberjack Pierre at 11:20 with a roll over; fall #2: Lumberjack Eric pinned Garea at 7:39 with a running knee; fall #3: Koloff pinned Zbyszko at 4:27 with a kneedrop off the top
Spiros Arion pinned SD Jones at 5:31 with a boot to the chest
Dino Bravo fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification at 12:11 after both men shoved the referee down
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 9:18 after the champion received a headbutt on the floor
Andre the Giant pinned Ernie Ladd at 7:45 with a splash after Ladd failed a powerslam attempt
Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:16 with a splash from the bottom turnbuckle
Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - November 21, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/25/78:
Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Paidousis
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & SD Jones via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mark Masters & Baron Mikel Scicluna
12/2/78 - Bruno Sammartino did guest commentary for the show; included the Ernie Ladd / Charlie Brown match from the 9/30/78 Championship Wrestling; included a feature on NWA World Champion Harley Race, where he was interviewed while footage of him was shown wrestling in Georgia and other territories:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 7:14
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 9:21 when Garea pinned Eric after the champions collided in the ring; after the match, Albano fired his team for losing the championship (Tag Team Champions)
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dave Darrow via submission with the spinning toe hold at 4:20
Ivan Putski pinned Mark Pole with the Polish Hammer at 2:09; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko in the arena regarding their title win
12/9/78 - included the Ernie Ladd / SD Jones match from the 9/23/78 Championship Wrestling:
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Rodriguez in a handicap match at 5:38 when Rodriguez submitted to a bearhug
Ivan Koloff defeated Frankie Williams via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:10
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 7:50
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Fred Marzino at 3:50
Ivan Putski pinned Mark Masters at 2:28; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Putski
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - November 22, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/25/78:
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo at 5:20
Mike Paidousis pinned Mark Masters
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
12/2/78:
Moose Monroe & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones & Dave Darrow when Scicluna pinned Darrow
Ivan Koloff pinned Steve King
Peter Maivia pinned Mike Paidousis
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham
12/9/78:
Tony Russo pinned Joe Hedges
Steve King pinned the Great Sabu
Dark matches:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out at 17:19
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 15-minute time limit draw
Peter Maivia & Luke Graham defeated Dino Bravo & SD Jones at 12:54 when Maivia pinned Jones hooking the tights for leverage
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center - November 22, 1978
Frankie Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Frank Rodriguez defeated Joe Crespo
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Crusher Blackwell
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Londonderry, NH - November 23, 1978 (matinee)
Tony Russo defeated SD Jones via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Frank Williams fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out
WWWF @ Nashua, NH - Coliseum - November 23, 1978
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Andre the Giant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - November 24, 1978
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Crugnale
Tony Russo fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Mike Paidousis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Ivan Koloff (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ Albany, NY - November 24, 1978
Luke Graham defeated
Moose Monroe
Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Johnny Rodz defeated
Frankie Williams
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Peter Maivia
defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - November 25,
1978
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Mike Paidousis to a draw
Baron Mikel
Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Spiros
Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated
Pierre & Luke Graham
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham)
Ivan
Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA - November 26, 1978
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Crusher Blackwell, Spiros Arion, & Victor Rivera defeated Larry Zbyszko, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ Hillside, NJ - Hillside High School Gymnasium - November 27, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Crusher Blackwell who worked the main event instead)
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci
Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - November 28, 1978
Mike Paidousis defeated Tony Altimore
Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - November 28, 1978
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Crusher Blackwell
Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - November 29, 1978
Frankie Williams fought Moose Monroe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:20
Crusher Blackwell fought Larry Zbyszko to a 25-minute time-limit draw; the match originally went to the 20-minute time-limit but five more minutes were granted
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification at 21:10
Dave Darrow pinned Tony Russo at 9:10
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 6:08 when Arion hit the referee as he was caught in a sleeper
WWWF @ Bronx, NY - November 29, 1978
Jose Estrada fought
Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci
defeated Luke Graham
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out
Tony
Altimore & Pierre defeated Johnny Rodz & Mike Paidousis
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - November 30, 1978
Baron Mikel
Scicluna defeated Mike Paidousis
Ivan Koloff defeated Dominic
DeNucci
Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated
Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via
count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - December 1, 1978
Victor Rivera vs. Mike Paidousas
Peter Maivia vs. Tony Garea
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - December 2, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Russo pinned Mike Paidousis at 7:03
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci with his feet on the ropes at 11:31
Peter Maivia (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) fought WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund to a double disqualification at 19:27
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 6:37
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 14:13
Dusty Rhodes fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out at 12:47
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:57
Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 3:01
WWWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - December 4, 1978
Larry
Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via
disqualification
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated
Mike Paidousis
Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell
(sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & WWWF Tag Team Champion Lumberjack Pierre
after Andre slammed Blackwell
Peter Maivia pinned Chief Jay Strongbow with
his feet on the ropes
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ - December 5, 1978
Peter Maivia fought
Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose
Estrada
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion fought Dominic DeNucci
to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea
& Larry Zbyszko defeated Crusher Blackwell & Pierre the
Lumberjack
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo
WWWF @ Bensonhurst, NY - St. Finbar
Parish Center - December 6, 1978
Tony Russo pinned Crusher Blackwell; after
the bout, Blackwell refused to leave the ring until the referee changed the
decision to a draw since Blackwell's foot was on the rope during the
cover
Spiros Arion pinned Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Baron
Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via
count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry
Zbyszko defeated Crusher Blackwell & Pierre the Lumberjack via
disqualification
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - December 7, 1978
Ivan Koloff vs. Ivan Putski
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Peter Maivia
Also included WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks and Tony Garea
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - December 8, 1978
Jose Estrada vs. Johnny Rodz
Pierre vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Tony Russo
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Tony Garea
Spiros Arion vs. Ivan Putski
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWWF @ Flanders, NJ - Mt. Olive High School - December 9, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Davey O'Hannon defeated Tony Russo
Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY - December 9, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez
defeated Steve King
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Dominic
DeNucci defeated Tony Atlimore
WWWF Tag Team Champions
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
& Pierre
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - December 11, 1978
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo at 12:27
Dominic DeNucci defeated Crusher Blackwell at 14:06
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Victor Rivera (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 15:47
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 8:04
Ivan Putski fought George Steele to a double disqualification at 5:46
Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 17:13
WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - December 12, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated Mike Paidousis & Davey O'Hannon; this bout was originally taped to air on the 12/23 show but ended up not airing
SD Jones defeated Mark Pole
12/16/78 - included a repeat of the Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia vs. Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera match from the 10/21/78 Championship Wrestling, shown in full:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 2:50 following two elbow drops (Valentine's debut)
Ivan Putski pinned the Great Sabu at 2:28 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Frankie Williams when Johnny pinned Williams at 3:30 with a piledriver (the Valiants' return after a 3-year absence)
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Russo via submission with the Boston Crab at 1:17
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Silvano Sousa in a non-title match when Zbyszko pinned Sousa at 5:24 with a suplex
12/23/78 - featured Florida TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Ali Bey from Championship Wrestling from Florida; included the Bruno Sammartino vs. Ken Patera match from the 8/29/77 MSG show, announced as airing in place of a Spiros Arion / Victor Rivera tag match:
Steve Travis pinned Frank Rodriguez at 4:51 with a powerslam; prior to the bout, Joe Walcott was introduced to the crowd and shook hands with both participants (Travis' debut)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Fred Marzino at 2:45 with a powerslam and a kneedrop
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Reeves at 2:01 after dropping him throat-first across the top rope; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Maivia at ringside
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frankie Williams at 4:39 with a back suplex and an elbow drop
12/30/78:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Pete Reeves
Steve Travis defeated Mark Pole
Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Koloff, Victor Rivera, & Spiros Arion to a draw
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - December 13, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/16/78:
Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe at 3:16 with the Polish Hammer
Johnny & Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Davey O'Hannon & Steve King at 3:22 when King was pinned
Steve Travis pinned Tony Russo at 6:24
Greg Valentine pinned Mike Paidousis at 7:07 with an elbow drop
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:53
12/23/78:
Spiros Arion fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 2:32 with the Polish Hammer
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frankie Williams at 2:53 after dropping Williams throat-first across the top rope
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:57
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 7:18 when Albano and Tony Garea both interfered; Zbyszko brought Garea to ringside mid-way through the bout after Albano interfered in the match; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Zbyszko & Garea at ringside
12/30/78:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Mike Paidousis at 5:59 when Johnny pinned Paidousis
Greg Valentine pinned Steve King at 3:36
Peter Maivia defeated Gypsy Rodriguez & the Great Sabu in a handicap match at 4:26
Ivan Koloff pinned Fred Marzino at 2:44; Marzino was carried out by Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko after the bout
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:25
Dark match after the taping: Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out when Strongbow was beating up Blassie on the floor
Osaka, Japan - Prefectual Gym - December 14, 1978
Masanobu Kurisu
defeated Akira Maeda via submission with an arm lock
Makoto Arakawa pinned
Shoji Kai
Osamu Kido & George Takano d Haruka Eigen,Kuniaki Kobayashi
when Kido p Kobayashi
Kantaro Hoshino defeated Thunder Sugiyama via
disqualification
Hiro Matsuda pinned Strong Kobayashi
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight
Champion Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu defeated Umanosuke Ueda & Ryuma
Go in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fujinami pinned Go; fall #2:
Go pinned Choshu; fall #3: Choshu defeated Ueda via disqualification
Seiji
Sakaguchi defeated Masa Saito via disqualification
WWWF
World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki via
count-out at 21:12; only Backlund’s title was on the line
WWWF @ Manville, NJ - December 14, 1978
Dino Bravo vs. Sprios Arion
Ivan Putski vs. Ivan Koloff
Also included 3 other matches, one involving Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - Wagner College - December 14, 1978
Included Peter Maivia, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks, Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko, SD Jones, Crusher Blackwell, and Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - December 15, 1978
Tony Altimore pinned Joe Abby at 5:47
Peter Maivia pinned Dominic DeNucci at 20:30
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:35
Ivan Putski defeated Sprios Arion via disqualification at 15:35
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a double count-out at 10:20
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 19:50 when Zbyszko pinned Pierre
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - December 15, 1978
Johnny Rodz vs. Steve King
Bull Molina vs. Tito Torres
Victor Rivera vs. SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWWF @ Altoona, PA - December 16, 1978
Tony Altimore defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out
Mike Mihalko defeated the Red Demon via disqualification
Johnny DeFazio fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack
Peter Maivia fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - December 16, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network - included Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
SD Jones pinned Mooose Monroe at 8:46 following three headbutts
Mike Paidousis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via disqualification at 8:22
Victor Rivera & Spiros Arion defeated defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea via count-out at 11:36 after Rivera low blowed Zbyszko, causing him to fall out of the ring
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada
Frankie Williams pinned Tony Russo at 7:36
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 22:33 when the bout was stopped due to blood
Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:28 with a dropkick
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Crusher Blackwell after 19 seconds with a splash after Blackwell missed a dive from the bottom turnbuckle
Bruno Sammartino pinned George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) at 10:46
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - Veterans Memorial Coliseum - December 17, 1978
Included Ivan Koloff, Chief Jay Strongbow, Ivan Putski, Peter Maivia, and an 8-man tag team elimination match
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - December 18, 1978
Televised on the MSG Network - included Vince McMahon on commentary:
SD Jones defeated Crusher Blackwell via disqualification at 7:09 when Blackwell began choking Jones across the bottom rope
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Martial Arts Champion Antonio Inoki pinned Texas Red (Red Bastien) at 16:27 with a German suplex
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Tony Garea at 8:57 with a suplex
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Peter Maivia to a double count-out at 21:45
Ernie Ladd pinned Larry Zbyszko at 3:47 with a legdrop
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Jose Estrada at 10:59 with a German suplex
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Ivan Koloff, Victor Rivera, & Lumberjack Pierre defeated Dino Bravo, Dominic DeNucci, & Dusty Rhodes at 5:54 when Koloff pinned DeNucci
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ - Regent Theatre - December 26, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Tito Torres
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff vs. Ivan Putski
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
Also included a women's tag team match
WWWF @ Augusta, ME - Civic Center - December 26, 1978
Pete
Doherty pinned Jose Estrada at 14:23 with a backslide and a reverse rolling
cradle
Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a 20-minute draw
Tony Garea
defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 14:32 when Stasiak refused to
break a choke
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via
count-out at 19:22
SD Jones defeated Jack Savage (sub. for Crusher Blackwell)
at 3:10
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea (sub. for Dino Bravo) defeated Stan
Stasiak & Crusher Blackwell (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon
Lumberjacks) at 9:00 when Andre pinned Blackwell with a splash
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - December 27, 1978
Crusher Blackwell vs. Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones
Peter Maivia vs. Tony Garea
Dino Bravo & Andre the Giant vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY - Notre Dame Hall - December 27, 1978
Included Ivan Koloff, Spiros Arion, Larry Zbyzsko, Chief Jay Strongbow, and a women's match
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - December 28, 1978
Tito Torres vs. Bull Molina
Steve King vs. Tony Russo
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Peter Maivia (steel cage match)
Also included a women's tag team match
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - December 28, 1978
Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque - December 29,
1978
Frankie Williams defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Moose
Monroe
Stan Stasiak defeated Davey O'Hannon
Gorilla Monsoon defeated
Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - December 29, 1978
Jose Estrada vs. Dave Darrow
Tony Russo vs. Mike Paidousas
Pierre vs. Frankie Williams
Andre the Giant vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - December 30, 1978
SD
Jones defeated Tony Russo at 10:04
Judy Grable & Vicki Williams defeated
Leilani Kai & Joyce Martin at 13:40
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Moose
Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) to a
no contest
Peter Maivia pinned Tony Garea at 18:33 after Garea hit the
corner
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff in a steel cage
match at 14:09 after hitting the atomic drop
Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium - December 30, 1978
Roger Kirby vs. ? (sub. for WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, who was announced as being injured when in fact he was wrestling in Baltimore)
WWWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - December 30, 1978
Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Paidousis
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Victor Rivera defeated Dino Bravo
Dave Darrow defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification
Ivan Putski pinned Crusher Blackwell at 13:02
Andre the Giant pinned Ernie Ladd at 16:18