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

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
Stan Stasiak vs. Steve King
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Bob Backlund vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Included 2 other bouts
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 - January 8, 1978
Ted Adams vs. Jack Evans
Larry Sharpe vs. Steve King
Dennis Johnson vs. the Golden Terror
Tony Garea vs. Butcher Vachon
Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
Mil Mascaras defeated Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
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:
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 vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
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
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Dominic DeNucci
Mr. Fuji vs. Dennis Johnson
The Golden Terror vs. Mil Mascaras
Spiros Arion vs. Frankie Williams
Bob Backlund vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka (Texas Death Match)
Included 1 other match
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
Pete Austin vs. the Golden Terror
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Mr. Fuji
Dusty Rhodes vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
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 @ Laconia, NH - Middle School Gym - January 15, 1978
Lumberjack Pierre vs. Johnny Rodz
Stan Stasiak vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia vs. SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ivan Koloff
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Victor Rivera & Spiros Arion
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
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
(Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Bob Backlund vs. Mr. Fuji
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY - Wagner College - January 17, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Frankie Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones
Stan Stasiak vs. Johnny Rivera
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Waterville, ME - January 18, 1978
Dennis Johnson vs. Larry Sharpe
Pete Austin vs. Jack Evans
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Spiros Arion & the Golden Terror
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
Dusty Rhodes vs. Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - January 19, 1978 (2,700)
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
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
Stan Stasiak vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Spiros Arion vs. Tony Garea
Bob Backlund vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera
Also included 5 other matches
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
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated WWWF Jr. Heavyweight
Champion Jose Estrada to win the title at 11:31
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 @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - January 27, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Dennis Johnson
The Golden Terror vs. Pete Austin
Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyzsko vs. Spiros Arion, Mr. Fuji, & Prof. Toru Tanaka
(Best 3 out of 5 falls, 2-hour time limit)
WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ - January 28, 1978
Included Gorilla Monsoon, Stan Stasiak, Ken Patera, and Chief Jay Strongbow
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
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Mark Tendler
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
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:
2/11/78:
Bob Backlund pinned Frank Marconi at 5:24 with the atomic drop
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:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
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
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada
2/11/78:
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
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
Stan Stasiak defeated SD
Jones
Vickie Williams & Pepper LaBiancho defeated Toni Rose & Terry
Shane
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan
Putski
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
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
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 @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - February 28, 1978
Dusty Rhodes vs. Superstar Billy Graham
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:
Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out at 7:41 after hitting a diving headbutt which knocked Vachon to the floor
Ken Patera vs. Tony Garea
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
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:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated two unknowns
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:
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:
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 vs. the Golden Terror
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion (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 defeated Pete Reeves
Mark Tendler defeated Joe
Turco
SD Jones defeated Davey O'Hannon
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny
Rodz
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:
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera
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
4/8/78:
4/15/78:
4/22/78
WWWF @ Danbury, CT - April 4, 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 @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - April 5, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
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)
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 @ 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:
Mil Mascaras defeated the Golden Terror
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz
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
Strong Kobayashi defeated Steve King
Ken Patera defeated Larry Zbyszko
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
WWF @ 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:
5/6/78:
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:
Ken Patera defeated three unknowns in a tug-o-war contest
Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham vs. Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - April 26, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/29/78:
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
5/6/78:
Mil Mascaras vs. the Golden Terror
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham (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
Stan Stasiak vs. Frankie Williams
Strong Kobayashi vs. Haystacks Calhoun
Spiros Arion vs. Dino Bravo
Peter Maivia vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Included 1 other match
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
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Golden Terror & Stan Stasiak
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion
Also included Strong Kobayashi, Larry Zbyzsko, Frank Williams, & Joe Turco
WWWF @ Fairmont, WV - Marion County
Armory - May 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 @ 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
Frankie Williams vs. Tank Patton
The Golden Terror vs. SD Jones
Peter Maivia vs. Stan Stasiak
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 - May 14, 1978
Included the Yukon Lumberjacks, Haystacks Calhoun, Superstar Billy Graham, and Dusty Rhodes
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 @ 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
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun
in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi
Luke
Graham pinned Tank Patton
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic
DeNucci defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match,
2-0
Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak
Spiros Arion pinned Peter
Miavia
Superstar Billy Graham fought Gorilla Monsoon to a double
count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera
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 - May 25, 1978
Stan Stasiak vs. Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon vs. SD Jones
Davey O'Hannon vs. Steve King
The Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun
Superstar Billy Graham vs. 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
Ted Adams vs. Johnny Rodz
Tony Altimore vs. the Golden Terror
Mark Tendler vs. Strong Kobayashi
Larry Zbyszko vs. Sprios Arion (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Dusty Rhodes vs. Luke Graham
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
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 @ Manchester, NH - May 28, 1978
Wenonah Little Heart & Susette Ferrera vs. the Fabulous Moolah & Teri Shane
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion
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 - May 30, 1978
Wenonah Little Heart & Susette Ferrera vs. the Fabulous Moolah & Teri Shane
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Spiros Arion
Also included SD Jones, Johnny Rodz, Davey O'Hannon, and Gypsy Rodriguez
>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 @ 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
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 @ 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 @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - June 7, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham (non-title match)
WWWF @ Irvington - 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
Dominic DeNucci & Tony Garea 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 @ Scranton, PA - CYC - June 20, 1978 (686)
Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rivera vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out at the 18-minute
mark after chasing the challenger backstage
Also included Moose Monroe, Spiros Arion, Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo,
Jim Raye, and Johnny Rodz
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
Jim Ray vs. Johnny Rivera
Johnny Rodz vs. Frankie Williams
Spiros Arion vs. SD Jones
Mil Mascaras vs. Luke Graham
Included 2 other matches
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
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Tony
Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham
Dusty Rhodes defeated George
Steele
Included 4 other bouts
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
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron
Mikel Scicluna
Jack Brisco defeated Butcher Vachon
Mil Mascaras defeated
Ken Patera
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant & Ivan
Putski defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to win the titles when Pierre pinned
DeNucci following a double chop behind the referee's back (Tag Team Champions)
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - June 28, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/1/78:
Peter Maivia vs. Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard)
7/8/78:
Dino Bravo & Johnny Rivera defeated two unknowns
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 vs. SD Jones
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ Norwich, CT - June 29, 1978
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Ted Adams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeated Frankie Williams
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
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 @ 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 defeated Tony Russo
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Johnny Rivera
defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
George Steele defeated Victor Rivera via
count-out
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Johnny Rodz fought Jim
Ray to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony
Garea & Frank Williams
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - July 12, 1978
Nikolai
Volkoff pinned Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 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 @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - July 13, 1978
Jim Ray vs. Johnny Rodz
Johnny Rivera vs. Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon vs. Frank Monroe
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea vs. Spiros Arion
Dino Bravo vs. Stan Stasiak
Dominic DeNucci vs. Luke Graham
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - July 14, 1978
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - July 14, 1978
Butcher Vachon vs. Gorilla Monsoon
Johnny Rodz vs. Dino Bravo
Tony Garea vs. George Steele (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
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 @ Wildwood, NJ - July 17, 1978
Tony Russo fought Jose
Estrada to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo
& Gorilla Monsoon defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham
Butcher
Vachon defeated Frank Williams
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated
Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - July 19, 1978
Television
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
Televised
bouts:
1st hour:
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
2nd hour:
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
3rd hour:
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
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 @ 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
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna
defeated Tony Russo
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via
count-out
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham
defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjakcs defeated SD
Jones & Gorilla Monsoon
Jack Brisco defeated Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski
defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
defeated George Steele
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
Gypsy
Rodriguez defeated Tony Russo
Butcher Vachon defeaed SD Jones
Tony Garea
defeated Victor Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham
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 defeated Jose Rodriguez
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele in a steel cage match
Butcher Vachon vs. Dino Bravo
Stan Stasiak vs. Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - July 29, 1978
Baron
Mikel Scicluna defeated Billy Lyons
Johnny DeFazio defeated Vic
Rossantini
Dominic DeNucci defeated Dewey Robertson
Luke Graham defeated
Gorilla Monsoon when the bout was stopped due to blood
Superstar Billy Graham
defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Ivan Putski &
Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via
disqualification
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 @ Stuebenville, OH - July 30, 1978
Billy Lyons defeated
Vic Rossantini
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Tony Garea to a draw
Dewey
Robertson defeated Joe Abby
Luke Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double
count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic
DeNucci & Johnny 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 @ 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
Tony Garea vs. Tony Russo
Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
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
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Arena - August 8, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/12/78:
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
Victor Rivera defeated an unknown
8/19/78:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:19 with a small package
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:
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Luis Logo at 3:44 with a running powerslam
Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci vs. Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - August 9, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/12/78:
Spiros Arion (W/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a time-limit draw at 7:45
Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:07 with a dropkick
Luke Graham defeated an unknown
8/19/78:
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Tony Russo at 9:15 when Garea pinned Russo with a sunset flip
8/26/78:
Dino Bravo pinned Tony Russo at 4:28 following an airplane spin
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: George Steele vs. Dino Bravo
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
Butcher Vachon vs. Steve King
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Joe Rodriguez
Domenic DeNucci vs. Lumberjack Eric
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Lumberjack Pierra
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 defeated Tony Russo
Victor Rivera won a 10-man battle royal; due to
prematch stipulations, he earned a world title match against Bob
Backlund
Luke Graham defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
George Steele defeated
Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Sd Jones
Eric the
Lumberjack defeated Moose Monroe
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World
Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher
Vachon
Tony Garea fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a draw
Bobo Brazil defeated 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 @ 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
Butcher Vachon vs. Tony Garea
Spiros Arion vs. SD Jones
Dino Bravo vs. Lumberjack Eric
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Lumberjack Pierra
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 @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - August 20, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Jim Ray
$2,500, 7-woman battle royal (winner challenges Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show)
Dino Bravo vs. Butcher Vachon
Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
WWWF World Champions Bob Backlund vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included a woman's tag team match
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - August 22, 1978
Included a $5,000 battle royal; participants included
the Yukon Lumberjacks, Chief Jay Strongbow, Luke Graham, SD Jones,
Tony Russo, Johnny Rivera, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Dino Bravo, Victor Rivera,
Dominic DeNucci, Butcher Vachon, Johnny Rodz, Stan Stasiak, Tony Garea,
Spiros Arion, and Haystacks Calhoun
Included 8 other bouts
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - August 23, 1978
Included Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, and Dino Bravo
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - August 24, 1978
Included Tony Garea, Luke Graham, Haystacks Calhoun, Victor Rivera, and WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
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. the Yukon Lumberjacks
Bob Backlund vs. Victor Rivera
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:
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:12
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
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 Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
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:
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:57 after two legdrops
Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Capt. Lou Albano & the Lumberjacks
9/2/78:
9/9/78:
9/16/78:
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:18 with a suplex
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
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Moose Monroe
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
The Fabulous Moolah vs. Judy Johnson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Andre the Giant vs. Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion
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 @ 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
Included Luke Graham, Peter Maivia, and Andre the Giant
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
WWWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - September 12, 1978
Stan Stasiak vs. Tony Garea
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Butcher Vachon vs. Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Victor Rivera
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, & Peter Maivia vs.
Luke Graham & 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
Johnny Rodz vs. Frankie Williams
Victor Rivera vs. SD Jones
Stan Stasiak vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion
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 defeated Billy the Kid
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
Johnny Rodz vs. Dominic DeNucci
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones
Butcher Vachon vs. Dino Bravo
Stan Stasiak vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Luke Graham vs. Peter Maivia
Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo vs. Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ Vineland, NJ - Senior High School South Gym - September 22, 1978
Included Victor Rivera, Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, SD Jones, and Dominic DeNucci
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
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
Stan Stasiak
pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via
count-out
Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones
Victor Rivera defeated Larry
Zbyszko
Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute draw
Peter Maivia
pinned Butcher Vachon
Dusty Rhodes pinned Eric the Lumberjack
Dino Bravo
defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
pinned Ivan Koloff
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 - 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 vs. Frankie Williams
Butcher Vachon vs. Domenic DeNucci
Super Destroyer vs. Jim Ray
Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion & the Yukon Lumberjacks (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Queens, NY - September 30, 1978
Included WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
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
Johnny
Rodz defeated Frankie Williams
Jerry Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Victor
Rivera defeated Jimmy Raye
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little
Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Ivan Putski fought Superstar Billy Graham to a no
contest
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks
via disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
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 - October 3, 1978
Included Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Belleville, NJ - October 4, 1978
Included Stan Stasiak and Victor Rivera
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
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea vs. Ivan Koloff
Ivan Putski vs. Luke Graham
Also included a midget tag team match
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - October 5, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Sylvano Sousa
Steve King vs. Victor Rivera
Jim Raye vs. Stan Stasiak
Frankie Williams vs. Crusher Blackwell
SD Jones vs. Yukon Lumberjack #2
Peter Maivia vs. Spiros Arion
Dino Bravo vs. Yukon Lumberjack #1
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - October 6, 1978
Victor Rivera vs. Tony Russo
Crusher Blackwell vs. SD Jones
Spiros Arion vs. Jim Ray
Stan Stasiak vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Peter Maivia vs. Lumberjack Pierre
Dino Bravo vs. Lumberjack Eric
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
Tony Russo vs. Johnny Rodz
Jose Estrada vs. Jim Ray
Victor Rivera vs. Dave Darrow
Stan Stasiak vs. Frankie Williams
SD Jones vs. Crusher Blackwell
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo vs. Sprios Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjaks (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Dusty Rhodes vs. Superstar Billy Graham (bullrope match)
WWWF @ New Castle, PA - High School - October 7, 1978
Ivan
Koloff defeated Ivan Putski
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel
Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon
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:
10/14/78 - featured Bruno Sammartino doing guest commentary for the show:
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:
Vicki Williams vs. Leilani Kai
10/14/78 - included Bruno Sammartino doing guest commentary:
Ivan Koloff vs. Larry Zbyszko
10/21/78:
10/28/78:
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frankie Williams with a legdrop at 5:33
Luke Graham defeated an unknown
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: Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dino Bravo
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - October 13, 1978
Crusher Blackwell vs. Tony Russo
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion
Also included Stan Stasiak
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 @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - October 20, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Steve King
Victor Rivera vs. Joe Crugnale
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. 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 time-limit draw
Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci with a backslide
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
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
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 - October 24, 1978
Stan Stasiak fought
Steve King to a draw
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
Crusher Blackwell
defeated Frankie Williams
Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a no
contest
The Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a no
contest
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:
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated an unknown; 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
11/4/78 - featured Bruno Sammartino providing guest commentary:
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera
11/11/78:
11/18/78:
Dark match: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion (non-title)
WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ - November 2, 1978
Included Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Tony Garea
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - November 3, 1978
Stan Stasiak vs. Joe Crugnale
Luke Graham vs. SD Jones
Spiros Arion vs. Larry Zbyzsko
Dino Bravo vs. Crusher Blackwell
WWF @ Torrington, CT - High School - November 4, 1978
Included Ivan Koloff, Dino Bravo, and Chief Jay Strongbow
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
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, Long Island - November 6, 1978
Included Spiros Arion and Crusher Blackwell
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
Included Gorilla Monsoon, Victor Rivera, Luke Graham, Spiros Arion, and Tony Garea
WWWF @ Worcester, MA - November 9, 1978
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Peter Maivia
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - November 10, 1978
Victor Rivera vs. SD Jones
Ivan Koloff vs. Dino Bravo
Tony Garea vs. Crusher Blackwell
Also included Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Fairfield, CT - November 10, 1978
Peter Maivia vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Also included WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks and Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - November 11, 1978 (matinee)
Ivan Koloff vs. Larry Zbyzsko
Stan Stasiak vs. Tony Garea
Luke Graham vs. Dominic DeNucci
Dino Bravo vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion & Crusher Blackwell vs. Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Gorilla Monsoon
Dusty Rhodes & Ivan Putski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Lumberjacks
WWWF @ Bergenfield, NJ - High School - November 11, 1978
SD Jones vs. Victor Rivera
Ivan Putski vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included Tony Garea, Tony Russo, Steve King, Johnny Rodz, Spiros Arion, and Davey O'Hannon
WWWF @ New Haven, CT - November 12, 1978
Tony Russo vs. Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea vs. Victor Rivera
SD Jones vs. Spiros Arion
Dave Darrow vs. Luke Graham
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ivan Koloff
Ivan Putski vs. Superstar Billy Graham (Dino Bravo as guest referee)
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY - November 15, 1978
Johnny Rodz fought
Tony Russo to a no contest
Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff
defeated Tony Garea
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko
Dominic DeNucci
& Frankie Williams defeated Eric the Lumberjack & Jose Estrada
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - November 16, 1978
Ivan Koloff vs. Dino Bravo
Peter Maivia vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Also included 5 other matches
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
Spiros Arion vs. Domenic DeNucci
Luke Graham vs. Frankie Williams
Dino Bravo vs. Ivan Koloff
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - November 18, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network
Andre the Giant defeated Ernie Ladd
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 York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 20,
1978
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Russo at 9:48
Luke Graham defeated
Mike Paidousis
The Yukon Lumberjacks & Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea,
Larry Zbyszko, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Spiros
Arion defeated SD Jones at 5:31
Dino Bravo fought Superstar Billy Graham to a
double disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob
Backlund via count-out at 9:18 after the champion received a headbutt on the
floor
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dominic DeNucci
Victor Rivera fought
Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Ernie Ladd at 7:45
WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agriculture Hall - November 21, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Also featured Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera
12/2/78 - Bruno Sammartino did guest commentary for the show:
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:
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
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - November 22, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff
WWWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center - November 22, 1978
Frank Rodriguez vs. Joe Crespo
Frankie Williams vs. Jose Estrada
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko
Spiros Arion vs. Ivan Putski
Andre the Giant vs. Jerry Blackwell
WWWF @ Nashua, NH - Coliseum - November 23, 1978
Dino Bravo vs. Luke Graham
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
Andre the Giant vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA - Witschi's Sports Arena - November 24, 1978
Ivan Koloff vs. Dominic DeNucci
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks
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 @ Hillside, NJ - Hillside High School Gymnasium - November 27, 1978
Johnny Rodz vs. Tony Russo
Crusher Blackwell vs. SD Jones
Spiros Arion vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko
Dino Bravo vs. Ivan Koloff
WWWF @ Bangor, ME - November 29, 1978
Frankie Williams
fought Moose Monroe
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher
Blackwell fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
defeated Peter Maivia
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo
Chief Jay Strongbow
defeated Spiros Arion
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
Spiros Arion vs. Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia vs. Tony Russo
Victor Rivera vs. Dominic DeNucci
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ivan Koloff
Superstar Billy Graham vs. WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
Also included 4 other matches
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
Included Peter Maivia and Spiros Arion
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
Dusty Rhodes vs. Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - December 12, 1978
Championship Wrestling taping:
Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated two unknowns; this bout was originally taped to air on the 12/23 show but ended up not airing
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:
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Ivan Koloff, Victor Rivera, & Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse - December 13, 1978
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/16/78:
12/23/78:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualificationa 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:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. ? & ?
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Mike Paidousis at 5:59 when Johnny pinned Paidousis
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Peter Maivia
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
Included Ivan Putski, Dino Bravo, Ivan Koloff, and 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 defeated Joe Abby
Peter Maivia defated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan
Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Ivan Putski
defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny
DeFazio to a no contest
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre &
Stan Stasiak
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