WWF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

1979

1/2/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/6/79:
Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Bull Molina & Pete Reeves
Steve Travis defeated Pail Mauret
Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Tito Torres & Frankie Williams

1/2/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/13/79:
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo
Ivan Koloff defeated Andre Zavita
Victor Rivera defeated Joe Mascara
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Valez

1/2/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/20/79:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Joe Mascara & Kevin Victor
Ivan Putski defeated Tony Russo
Bulldog Brower defeated Charlie Brown
Greg Valentine defeated Lou Palamouchi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Bull Molina

1/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/27/79:
Victor Rivera fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve King
Fred Curry defeated Johnny Rodz
Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a double count-out at 6:41 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Zbyszko was double-teamed until Bruno Sammartino made the save from the broadcast position

1/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/3/79:
Ivan Putski defeated the Black Shadow
Allen Coage defeated Charlie Brown
Bulldog Brower defeated Fred Marzino
Victor Rivera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea to a double disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo

1/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/10/79:
Greg Valentine defeated Joe Mascara
Fred Curry defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bulldog Brower defeated Mark Cole
Steve Travis defeated John Schmick
Ivan Putski, WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Mike Hall

2/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/17/79:
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a kneedrop at 1:57 (Brower's return)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Bull Molina

2/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/24/79:
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams at 5:16
Hussein Arab defeated Bobo Murdoch at 5:08
Fred Curry defeated Bob Fulton at 4:57
Ivan Koloff defeated Bob Colt at 5:19
Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Victor Rivera, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Stan Stasiak via count-out at 10:22

3/6/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/10/79:
Greg Valentine defeated Dave Darro
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X
Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via referee's decison at 5:34 when the match was stopped due to the curfew
Allan Coage defeated John Schmidt
Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Frankie Williams at around the 4-minute mark when Johnny pinned Williams with an elbow drop following an elbow to the back as Jerry held Williams in a front facelock; during the bout, both Albano & Jimmy briefly joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary
Bulldog Brower defeated Joe Maskara

3/6/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/17/79:
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:27
Allan Coage fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 5:37
Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King at 1:16
The Great Hussein defeated Dave Darrow at 3:27
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada at 2:45
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mr. X at 7:26

3/6/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/24/79:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Frank Rodriguez
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Greg Valentine defeated Mark Pole
The Great Hussein defeated Frankie Williams
Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea to win the titles at 10:54 when Johnny pinned Zbyzsko after Jerry and Zbyzsko collided and Jimmy pulled Jerry to the floor, allowing Johnny to take his place in the ring (Tag Team Champions)
Fred Curry defeated Mr. X

3/31/79

3/27/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/31/79:
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated two unknowns

3/27/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/7/79:
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Allen Coage via referee's decision when the match went to curfew

3/27/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/14/79:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 1:52 following two elbow drops; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Valentine & Wizard, during which Vince said Chief Jay Strongbow had sent a telegram saying he would be back; Valentine responded by saying that would not happen and Strongbow was finished
Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall with the Polish Hammer at 3:12
Jimmy Valiant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Fred Curry, & Steve Travis to a double disqualification at 8:47 when all six wrestlers began brawling in and out of the ring

4/21/79

4/28/79

5/5/79

5/8/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/12/79:
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 4:08 when Jerry pinned Estrada
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mark Pole at 3:58
Steve Travis pinned Bob Fulton at 2:48
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Cagel at 4:28; during the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow appeared at ringside on crutches
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 7:56
Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 5:26 (Santana's debut)

5/8/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/19/79:
Ivan Putski vs. ?
Greg Valentine defeated Joe Cagle at 4:28
Nikolai Volkoff vs. ?
Pat Patterson vs. ?

5/8/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/26/79

5/29/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/2/79:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 4:44; Chief Jay Strongbow sat ringside for the match; after the bout, Strongbow chased Valentine from ringside with a crutch
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Moose Monroe at 6:59
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Mr. X at 1:34
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ivan Putski at 4:41 after Albano tripped Putski from the floor
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a kneedrop off the top at 3:59
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jose Estrada at 4:09 after hoisiting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee

5/29/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/9/79:
Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Johnny Rivera at 4:36 with a boot to the face and grabbing the ropes for leverage
Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. for Freddie Blassie who was said to be on vacation) pinned Frankie Williams at 3:41 with a kneedrop
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:53 with a crossbody
Steve Travis fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Travis
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant vs. SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci (non-title match)
Pat Patterson defeated an unknown

5/29/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/16/79

6/23/79

6/30/79

6/19/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/79:
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to win the title at 9:15 after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles

7/7/79

7/14/79

7/21/79

7/10/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/28/79:
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:47 with a chop to the throat as Rodz came off the top

8/28/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/1/79

8/28/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/8/79

8/28/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/15/79:
Greg Valentine defeated Johnny Rivera at 4:47
Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci at 3:17
Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada at 8:09
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny rodz at 5:54
Swede Hanson defeated Joe Mascara at 2:41

9/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/22/79:
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:02
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Jose Estrada at 5:36
Swede Hanson defeated Frankie Williams at 2:32
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe & Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:43
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King at 2:46

9/29/79

10/6/79

10/13/79

10/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/20/79:
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe at 4:21
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:01
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) via disqualification at 10:18 when Albano interfered as Putski had Johnny caught in a bear hug; after the bout, Albano and the Valiants argued over the loss; moments later, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano at ringside, who said he was embarrassed by the Valiants not following his orders and said he was officially done with them
Swede Hansen defeated Johnny Rivera at 3:17
Hussein Arab defeated Mike Masters at 3:06

10/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/27/79:
Jimmy Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a double count-out
Tony Atlas defeated Billy Coleman
Bobby Duncum defeated Ron Lee
The Wild Samoans defeated Billy Berger & Johnny Rivera
Ken Patera defeated Mike Masters

10/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/3/79:
Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Masters via submission with a Boston Crab at 4:36
Tony Atlas pinned Moose Monroe with a splash at the 55-second mark; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Atlas
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 9:56
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Billy Coleman with a suplex at 6:11
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bill Berger with a bulldog; Arnold Skaaland provided guest commentary for the match, subbing for Bruno Sammartino; after the bout, Skaaland and WWF World Champion Bob Backlund attempted to make the save but were also beaten down

10/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/10/79:
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated JoJo Andrews & Jose Estrada
Ken Patera defeated Johnny Rivera
Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ron Lee
The Wild Samoans defeated Frank Williams & Dominic DeNucci
Bobby Duncum defeated Paul Figueroa

11/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/17/79:
Ken Patera defeated Ben Ortiz
The Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Harry Valdez via submission at 2:51 with an overhead backbreaker; after the bout, Hogan briefly kept the hold applied; moments later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Hogan & Blassie regarding how Hogan will do against the other WWF wrestlers (Hogan's WWF debut) (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)

11/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/24/79:
Bulldog Brower & Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera
Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Figueroa
Tony Atlas pinned Mike Masters at 2:51 with a suplex and splash
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Ted Dibiase to a double count-out at 8:58 when both men began brawling on the floor
Ken Patera defeated Steve King
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty

11/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/1/79:
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty & Moose Monroe
Hulk Hogan defeated Ben Ortiz
Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 4:17 following a gorilla press slam
The Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Harry Valdez
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a bulldog at 3:27; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Albano and the Grand Wizard where they announced Albano purchased the contract of WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson for $100,000; the Wizard said he did it purely for the money due to a cash flow problem and Albano said he didn't care whether Patterson had been consulted about the deal
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:30

12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/8/79 - included Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino interviewing WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at the show opening, where Patterson objected to working with Capt. Lou Albano and does not want to be associated with him at all, saying he doesn't like him, and that Albano was a slob and a bum:
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out at 8:23
Hulk Hogan defeated Charlie Brown at 3:25
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Larry Zbyszko, Dominic DeNucci, & WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski to a no contest at 8:26 when the Samoans turned on Patterson and attacked him after Patterson had gone to hit Albano for stopping the Samoans from letting Patterson tag out of the match; Albano then hit Patterson in the head with a chair, busting him open as the Samoans held him up; Vince McMahon then attempted to interview Patterson, who screamed that he wanted Albano in the ring
Bobby Duncum defeated Manny Saica at 2:21
Ken Patera defeated Frankie Williams at 2:35

12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/15/79:
The Wild Samoans defeated Fred Marzino & Angelo Gomez
Ken Patera defeated Babyface George
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mr. X
Bobby Duncum defeated Silvano Sousa
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty & Davey O'Hannon
Hussein Arab defeated Don Patrick

12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/22/79:
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated an unknown; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the backbreaker at 5:12
Andre the Giant pinned Pete Doherty at 2:31 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Patrick & Johnny Rivera at 7:53 when Afa pinned Patrick with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz with a kneedrop off the top at 2:57; during the bout, Rodz reopened Patterson's cut on his forehead from two weeks earlier

12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/29/79:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada with a kneedrop off the top at 3:19

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