WWWF – 1978 Results

WWWF – 1978 Results

WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – January 4, 1978 SD Jones pinned Joe Turco Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera Also included Tony Garea, Larry Sharpe, & Jack Evans

WWWF @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – January 5, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams at 14:20 Ken Patera pinned SD Jones at 5:20 Gorilla Monsoon & Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe at 25:10 Bob Backlund pinned Stan Stasiak at 11:42 WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko at 16:28 when Fuji pinned Garea WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 20:45

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 6, 1978 Frank Rodriguez fought Ted Adams to a draw SD Jones defeated Joe Turco Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka when the match was stopped due to blood loss by Tanaka

WWWF @ Albany, NY – January 6, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji vs. Frank 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 Frank Williams at 6:22 Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Estrada at 6:09 Larry Sharpe defeated Ted Adams at 5:03 Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Stan Stasiak) at 4:56 Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification; Gorilla Monsoon was special referee for the match Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera at 16:39 WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea at 17:42

WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 8, 1978 The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson via submission at 11:11 SD Jones pinned Jose Estrada (sub. for Johnny Rodz) at 7:24 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pete Austin at 10:36 Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Ted Adams & Steve King in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko at 13:37 Mil Mascaras pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 12:18 Tony Garea pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:31 Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 16:33

WWWF @ Westerly, RI – Ward Sr. High School – January 9, 1978 Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe vs. Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow Dusty Rhodes vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji Mil Mascaras vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 10, 1978Championship 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 disqualification1/21/78: 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 Terror1/28/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover: Mil Mascaras defeated Ted Adams via submission at 5:33 with a rowing boat 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 double count-out at 3:14 when both were brawling on the floor Bob Backlund pinned Jose Estrada at 4:36 with an atomic drop Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 3:43 with the backbreaker 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 after 15:20 of the match had airedDark match after the taping: Ken Patera fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 11, 1978All 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 Williams1/21/78: Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification Ken Patera defeated Billy Berger Tony Garea defeated the Golden Terror Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa & Joe Turco1/28/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a Tony Garea PSA about fighting juvenile diabetes; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, discussing their match later in the show with Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans: 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 pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:04 with a small package Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 4:44 with an abdominal stretch Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ted Adams & Frank Williams in a handicap match at 3:46 by pinning both men at the same time after slamming Adams and then slamming Williams on top of his partner Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans at 8:25 when Zbyszko pinned Evans with a crucifix following a back body dropDark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification

CWF @ Miami, FL – Marine Stadium – January 11, 1978 Steve Keirn defeated Dan Burdick via submission with a sleeper at 5:01 Jerry Brisco defeated Randy Brewer Rocky Johnson & Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito when Putski scored the pin with the Polish Hammer Lars Anderson defeated Pedro Morales via disqualification when Morales threw his opponent over the top rope (Florida Heavyweight Title) Dusty Rhodes fought Karl Kox to a double count-out WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Don Muraco via submission with a backbreaker

CWF @ Jacksonville, FL – January 12, 1978 Don Muraco vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham

Atlanta, GA – City Auditorium – January 13, 1978 Tommy Rich defeated the Invader Bob Armstrong & Tony Atlas defeated Randy Savage & Jacques Goulet WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Raymond Rougeau in a non-title match Pak Song defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification Dick Slater defeated Ole Anderson Tony Atlas defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a physique contest Dusty Rhodes defeated Georgia Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 13, 1978 Tony Altimore defeated Joe Turco Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Ausitn (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Dennis Johnson Mil Mascaras defeated the Golden Terror Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Texas Death Match

WWWF @ Gloversville, NY – January 13, 1978 Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia & SD Jones defeated Larry Sharpe & Butcher Vachon Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out

WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 14, 1978 (matinee) Arnold Skaaland defeated Capt. Lou Albano Mark Tendler defeated Frank Williams SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ken Patera WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Bob Backlund & SD Jones (sub. for Mil Mascaras) Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham when the match was stopped due to blood

WWWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – January 14, 1978 Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification Tony Garea (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification

WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – January 14, 1978Arnold 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 Frank Williams via submission at 5:38 Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 13:24 Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak at 14:48 Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out when the champion left ringside at 18:42

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 16, 1978 (10,400) Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Turco at 6:48 Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams at 8:33 Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 6:35 Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham at 14:45 when the match was stopped due to blood

WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – January 17, 1978 The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji Dusty Rhodes fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – January 17, 1978 Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Reeves (sub. for Johnny Rivera) Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a double disqualification WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Peter Maivia to a draw

WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – January 18, 1978 Larry Sharpe defeated Dennis Johnson Jack Evans defeated Pete Austin Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion & the Golden Terror Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via disqualification

WWWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – January 18, 1978 Joe Turco defeated Steve King Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams Stan Stasiak defeated Ted Adams SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification

WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – January 19, 1978 (2,700) SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Bob Backlund defeated Butcher Vachon Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification when Tanaka used the salt Peter Maivia, Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji, Spiros 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 Zbyszko, & Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Butcher Vachon, & Stan Stasiak (elimination match) Included 4 other matches

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 20, 1978 Joe Turco vs. Dennis Johnson Pete Austin vs. the Golden Terror Mark Tendler vs. Ted Adams SD Jones vs. Moose Monroe Spiros Arion vs. Frank Williams Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 20, 1978A 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. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham)

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – January 21, 1978 Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via disqualification Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Washington, PA – Senior High School – January 21, 1978Moved to 2/27/78 due to a blizzard

WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Auditorium – January 22, 1978 (matinee) (sell out) Joe Esposito defeated Mark Tendler at 17:25 Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Stasiak pinned Garea at 17:43; fall #2: Garea pinned Stasiak at 11:08; fall #3: Zbyszko pinned Scicluna at 4:23 Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 15:00 Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 11:25

WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – January 22, 1978 Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny DeFazio Peter Maivia (sub. for Ivan Putski) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna in an elimination match; Backlund defeated Fuji and Tanaka to win the boutNJPW TV – 2/17/78: : Tatsumi Fujinami pinned WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Jose Estrada to win the title at 11:31 with a Dragon suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Fujinami was interviewed in the ring by the Japanese TV announcer WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mil Mascaras (w/ Bob Backlund) via disqualification at 13:19 when Backlund and the champion began brawling after Backlund twice prevented Graham from getting the pin with his feet on the ropes

WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 24, 1978 (552) Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion at 19:08 Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams at 12:14 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera at 20:19

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – January 25, 1978 Butcher Vachon vs. SD Jones The Golden Terror vs. Dennis Johnson Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna Mil Mascaras vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka

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. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka Bob Backlund vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Peter Maivia Also included Spiros Arion and Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – January 26, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones Pete Austin vs. the Golden Terror Butcher Vachon vs. Dominic DeNucci Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans Mil Mascaras vs. Ken Patera

WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – January 27, 1978 Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco at 12:53 SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon via disqualification at 14:36 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Reeves at 7:41 Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 20:00 WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia at 18:57 Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak at 11:44 Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Gorilla & DeNucci won at 4:43; fall #2: Gorilla & DeNucci won at 2:08

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 27, 1978 Tony Altimore fought Frank Williams to a draw The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson Spiros Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 3 out of 5 falls, 2-hour time limit match

WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ – J.F. Kennedy High School – January 28, 1978 Stan Lavdis defeated Joe Turco at 11:12 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis Johnson at 12:13 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak at 12:14 WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji & Tanaka won at 13:46; fall #2: Jones & DeNucci won at 4:14; fall #3: Fuji & Tanaka won at 7:41 Ken Patera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 18:53

WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena – January 28, 1978 Butcher Vachon vs. Ted Adams The Golden Terror vs. Pete Austin Spiros Arion vs. Frank 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 – High School – January 29, 1978 Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ Queens, NY – Christ the King High School – January 30, 1978 Mark Tendler defeated Frank Williams (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 31, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:2/4/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover; included pre-recorded footage of McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie: Tony Garea fought Nikolai Volkoff to a 10-minute time-limit draw Dino Bravo pinned Joe Turco at 4:57 with an airplane spin (Bravo’s debut) Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Madero at 2:49 with a suplex WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dennis Johnson & Terry York at 6:03 when Tanaka pinned York following a cobra choke SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via referee’s decision when the match went to a time-limit draw at 5:48; after the bout Scicluna attacked Jones until Jones scared him away2/11/78: Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada Bob Backlund pinned Frank Marconi at 5:24 with the atomic drop Pete Reeves defeated Steve King Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Marcus Spiros Arion defeated Danny Johnson Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Nikolai Volkoff at 8:54 when Strongbow pinned Terror after Terror, Scicluna, & Volkoff collided in the ring2/18/78: 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 disqualificationDark match after the taping: Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 1, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:2/4/78: Bob Backlund defeated Joe Turco Spiros Arion defeated Joe Marcus Dino Bravo defeated Jose Estrada Butcher Vachon defeated Danny Johnson Dominic DeNucci, Peter Maivia, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans, the Golden Terror, & Larry Sharpe at 6:58 when Evans submitted to DeNucci’s abdominal stretch2/11/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a Larry Zbyszko PSA about fighting juvenile diabetes; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover: Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Austin & SD Jones at 5:35 when Scicluna pinned Austin with a knee to the chest Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a double count-out at 7:04 when both men were brawling on the floor Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dennis Johnson & Pete Reeves in a handicap match at 4:46 when Johnson submitted to Arion’s overhead backbreaker; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arion & Blassie at ringside Dominic DeNucci pinned Joe Turco at 5:48 with a sunset flip WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Joe Marcus & Frank Williams at 4:48 when Tanaka pinned Marcus with a chop to the throat2/18/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: Bob Backlund pinned Jack Evans at 5:59 with a double underhook suplex; after the bout, Capt. Lou Albano came to ringside but declined Backlund’s invitation to enter the ring Dino Bravo pinned Sylvano Sousa at 4:01 following an airplane spin Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Austin at 3:54 with the heart punch; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Stasiak & Wizard at ringside Dominic DeNucci pinned Larry Sharpe at 8:01 with a small package WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Danny Johnson & SD Jones at 4:23 when Tanaka pinned Johnson with a chop to the throatDark 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion 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 SD Jones defeated Jack Evans Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Larry Sharpe Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Butcher Vachon Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via count-out Peter Maivia pinned the Golden Terror Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification Bob Backlund & Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a non-title match

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 @ Bayonne, NJ – High School – February 6, 1978

WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 7, 1978 Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe WWWF Tag Team Champions 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 University – February 9, 1978The 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 at 10:48 Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 10:14 Nikolai Volkoff fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Dennis Johnson) at 7:05 Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:11 when the match was stopped due to an injury sustained by Strongbow The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Fuji’s team won at 3:02; fall #2: Garea’s team won at 1:57; fall #3: the match went to curfew

WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – February 13, 1978 (1,300) Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw Davey O’Hannon pinned Tony Altimore Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match 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 Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon at 14:12 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 8:12 Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion 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, 1978This 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 Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak to a draw WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little Johnny & 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 Frank Williams Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via count-out Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Billy the Kid & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 2-0

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 17, 1978 Davey O’Hannon defeated Pat Syracuse Steve King defeated Mike Madero (sub. for the Golden Terror) Tony Altimore fought Jose Estrada to a draw Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe Spiros Arion defeated Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood loss

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 17, 1978 Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones Vickie Williams & Pepper LaBiancho defeated Toni Rose & Terry Shane WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski in a steel cage match Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification

WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – February 18, 1978 Bob Backlund pinned the Golden Terror Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Jose Estrada Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera via disqualification

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 18, 1978 (19,500; sell out)Televised on the PRISM Network – featured 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 Johnny & 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; Gorilla Monsoon did guest commentary for the bout alongside Dick Graham 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 HBO & 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 Johnny & 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, 1978Championship 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 return match after a 6-year absence) Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz Mil Mascaras defeated Joe Turco via submission at 3:26 with a butterfly hold3/4/78: 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 Backlund3/11/78: 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 Johnny 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, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 22, 1978All 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 Jones3/4/78: 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 draw3/11/78: 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 Stasiak3/25/78: Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King & Jose Madera in a handicap match at 2:19 by pinning both men at the same timeDark 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

WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – February 23, 1978 (1,000) SD Jones pinned Joe Turco at 13:05 Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror at 13:45 Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Wilson & Pete won at 6:17; fall #2: John & Billy won at 5:05; fall #3: Wilson & Pete won at 4:17 Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the challengers won via disqualification at 14:20; fall #2: Maivia pinned Tanaka at 9:42; due to the DQ finish in the first fall, the titles did not change hands Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 4:10

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 Keirn) (US Tag Team Titles) Ivan Putski defeated the Bounty Hunter Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito defeated Rocky Johnson & Pedro Morales Mr. Wrestling II defeated Tank Patton (sub. for Hiro Matsuda) Women’s Champion 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 Johnny 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 pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 10:31 with a roll up

WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 25, 1978 Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Dominic DeNucci & Steve King defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Frank Rodriguez Dusty Rhodes defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon when the match was stopped due to blood loss Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via count-out

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – February 25, 1978 Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco Frank Rodriguez defeated Mike Madero Jose Estrada defeated Pete Austin Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams SD Jones defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow

WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – February 26, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Sykes Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji

WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – February 26, 1978 Joe Esposito defeated Dennis Johnson at 11:14 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification SD Jones fought the Golden Terror to a 20-minute time-limit draw Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Vachon at 29:45; fall #2: Garea & Zbyszko won via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 29:20

WWWF @ Queens, NY – Christ the King High School – February 27, 1978 Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid Spiros Arion pinned Tony Garea WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Washington, PA – Senior High School Gym – February 27, 1978Moved 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 Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams Tony Garea defeated the Golden Terror Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Spiros Arion defeated Peter Maivia WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera

WWWF @ Hudson, NY – February 28, 1978 Jose Estrada defeated Dennis Johnson Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin Stan Stasiak fought SD Jones to a draw Steve King fought Ted Adams to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & Arnold Skaaland

WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 1, 1978 The Golden Terror defeated Frank Williams Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Zbyszko Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out

WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – March 1, 1978 Steve King fought Ted Adams to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & Arnold Skaaland Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin Jose Estrada defeated Dennis Johnson Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones

WWWF @ Stamford, CT – March 2, 1978 Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid

WWWF @ Albany, NY – March 3, 1978 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 3, 1978The original lineup included Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones, Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Larry Zbyszko, and Ken Patera vs. Peter Maivia but due to several no-shows the card was changed Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) Ken Patera defeated SD Jones (sub. for Peter Maivia) WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Stan Stasiak (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Orange, NJ – March 4, 1978 Jose Estrada defeated Pete Austin Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out

WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 4, 1978 (11,0000 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ted Adams (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) at 11:15 Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little John at 10:27 Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out at 15:38 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification after referee Jack Davis was knocked out after being caught between the two Larry Zbyszko defeated Gypsy Ridriguez (sub. for Mr. Fuji) at 9:28 Billy the Kid (sub. for Lord Littlebrook) defeated Hillbilly Pete at 7:15 SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out at 4:28

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 6, 1978 Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rodz Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little Johnny & 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions 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, 1978Spiros Arion vs. Dominic DeNucci did not take place as scheduled Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Rodriguez Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Butcher Vachon pinned Larry Zbyszko

WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – March 8, 1978 Steve King fought Ted Adams to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – March 8, 1978 Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak Spiros Arion vs. SD Jones WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – March 9, 1978 Joe Turco defeated Dennis Johnson Frank 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 9, 1978B Gorilla Monsoon vs. Stan Stasiak did not take place as scheduled, Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones was also originally scheduled but was changed into two other matches Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Rodriguez Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid The Golden Terror fought SD Jones to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 10, 1978 Frank Rodriguez fought Frank Williams to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson SD Jones fought Butcher Vachon to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka

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 Johnny 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 Johnny & 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, NJ – County College of Morris – March 11, 1978 (3,500) Johnny Rodz defeated Frank 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – March 12, 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 Johnny 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 @ Bayonne, NJ – High School – March 13, 1978 The Golden Terror defeated Davey O’Hannon Pete Reeves defeated Joe Turco Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualifcation Mil Mascaras defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification

WWWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Queensbury High School – March 13, 1978 (1,400) 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 Stan Stasiak (sub. for Ken Patera)

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 14, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:3/18/78: Dusty Rhodes pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with the Bionic elbow drop at 4:59; during the bout, Vince McMahon said he would interview WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the show, during which time Backlund would announce who his manager would be The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Terry York & Bob Marcus (Lumberjacks debut) Butcher Vachon defeated Paul Friedman SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a non-title match at 7:56 when DeNucci pinned Fuji after Tanaka accidentally struck Fuji with a chop to the throat when DeNucci moved out of the way3/25/78: Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz Spiros Arion defeated Terry York Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dennis Johnson & Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via referee’s decision after the time-limit expired at 6:11; during the bout, Freddie Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary, where Blassie agreed to give Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci a tag title shot next week4/1/78: Wilhelm Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa The Golden Terror defeated Pete Reeves Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out at 7:41 after hitting a diving headbutt which knocked Vachon to the floor Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via disqualification Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to win the titles when DeNucci pinned Tanaka with an airplane spin that knocked down Fuji in the process (Tag Team Champions)Dark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras, Dusty Rhodes, & Peter Maivia defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 15, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:3/18/78: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz Spiros Arion defeated Paul Freidman The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Frank Williams & Terry York The Golden Terror defeated Bob Marcus Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 6:38 when Garea knocked Graham back into the ring just before the 10-count when both men were fighting on the floor3/25/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon, who said they were forming a tag team; included the Luke Graham vs. Steve King & Jose Madera match, taped 2/22 in Hamburg, PA: Larry Zbyszko defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification at 8:05 when Terror wouldn’t break his abdominal submission hold when Zbyszko had wrapped his legs around bottom rope The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Sal Freeman & Frank Williams at 7:39 when Pierre pinned Williams following a double chop from both Lumberjacks Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Marconi Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Joe Turco & Johnny Rodz4/1/78: Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada Spiros Arion defeated Frank MarconiDark matches after the taping: Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & the Golden Terror WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out in a non-title match

WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – March 15, 1978Pete 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 Sylvano Sousa Dusty Rhodes & Mil Mascaras defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – March 17, 1978 Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Ted Adams) defeated Pete Reeves Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) Seiji Sakaguchi fought Wilhelm Ruska in a judo jacket match Superstar Billy Graham fought Dusty Rhodes to a double disqualification Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – March 17, 1978 Steve King defeated Al Palmer (sub. for Frank Marconi) Sylvano Sousa fought Mike Madera to a draw Frank 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 Pete Austin defeated Gene Crespo (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Dennis Johnson defeated Paul Figueroa (sub. for Tony Altimore) WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Mr. Fuji Tony Garea defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Dennis Johnson & Pete Austin defeated Gene Crespo & Paul Figueroa

WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School – March 18, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank 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 – Arena – 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 – Coliseum – March 19, 1978 Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King at 11:21 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis Johnson at 12:19 Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 10:07 Seiji Sakaguchi fought Wilhelm Ruska to a draw in a judo jacket match WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 19:31 SD Jones defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 11:14 Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko at 7:36 Mil Mascaras defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka at 9:10

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 20, 1978Televised on HBO – Stan Stasiak vs. Larry Zbyszko was originally scheduled for the card: Dick Slater pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:43 Steve Keirn & Mike Graham defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Johnny Rodz) & the Golden Terror in a best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Graham & Keirn won via disqualification at 17:43; fall #2: Graham & Keirn won at 6:17 Spiros Arion pinned Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Tony Garea) at 13:20 Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak (sub. for Butcher Vachon) at 9:30 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 eyeNJPW TV – 4/7/78: Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Wilhelm Ruska via disqualification at 10:45 in a judo match (Ruska’s only MSG appearance)NJPW TV – 4/7/78: WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Frank Rodriguez at 8:43NJPW TV – 4/7/78: Dusty Rhodes, Mil Mascaras, & Andre the Giant defeated Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Ken Patera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 6:42; fall #1: Rhodes pinned Tanaka at 4:44 with the Bionic elbow drop; fall #2: Andre pinned Fuji at 1:58 with a splash after Patera walked out on his team; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Patera, Fuji & Tanaka to the ring (Tanaka’s final MSG appearance)

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 – Municipal Auditorium – March 22, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification Wilhelm Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via disqualification in a judo jacket match 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 @ Woonsochet, RI – March 22, 1978 Joe Turco vs. Sylvano Sousa Steve King vs. Frank Williams Jose Estrada vs. Dennis Johnson SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Mr. Fuji

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 Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 24, 1978 Dennis Johnson defeated Pete Austin Stan Stasiak defated Frank Williams Wilhelm Ruska vs. Seiji Sakaguchi (judo match) Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 25, 1978Televised 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 at 10:31All American Wrestling – 12/18/83: Gorilla Monsoon pinned the Golden Terror at 4:42 with a giant swing and a splash WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 17:49 after Arion’s leg knocked referee Dick Woehrle 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 Haystacks Calhoun pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 2:39 with a splash Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Scicluna’s team won at 6:41; fall #2: Maivia’s team won at the 19-second mark; fall #3: Maivia’s team won at 1:38

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – March 25, 1978 SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa Ted Adams defeated Frank Williams Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw in a judo match Andre the Giant pinned Butcher Vachon Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes when the match was stopped due to blood loss Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka

WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – March 26, 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 @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 27, 1978 (10,424) Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a double count-out at 14:15 Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Seiji Sakaguchi & Wilhelm Ruska in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 9:45; Andre the Giant was the guest referee for the match WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 24:10 Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:10 Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0

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WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 28, 1978 SD Jones defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification Spiros Arion pinned Larry Zbyszko Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Peter Maivia & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka) Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out

WWWF @ Roselle, NJ – Catholic High School Gym – March 29, 1978 Pete Reeves defeated Stan Lavdis Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion (sub. for Butcher Vachon) & Baron Mikel Scicluna Mil Mascaras pinned Butcher Vachon (sub. for Mr. Fuji)

WWWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – March 29, 1978 Steve King pinned Joe Turco Ted Adams defeated Dennis Johnson Frank Williams fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw Peter Maivia pinned the Golden Terror Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Andre the Giant pinned Stan Stasiak at 14:10 with a splash

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – March 30, 1978 SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz Wilhelm Ruska fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a draw Superstar Billy Graham pinned Peter Maivia Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Butcher Vachon Spiros Arion pinned Chief Jay Strongbow

WWWF @ Torrington, CT – March 30, 1978 Frank Williams defeated Dennis Johnson Frank Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco Dominic DeNucci pinned the Golden Terror Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – 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 (sub. for Haystacks Calhoun) defeated Butcher Vachon & Spiros Arion via disqualification

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 31, 1978 Gypsy Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw Frank 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) Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mark Tendler Ken Patera pinned Chief Jay Strongbow Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna SD Jones defeated Mark Tendler (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) Peter Maivia pinned Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Stan Stasiak)

WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – April 1, 1978 (800) Sylvano Sousa fought Ted Adams to a 20-minute time-limit draw Johnny Rodz pinned Paul Figueroa at 7:35 The Golden Terror pinned Frank Williams at 9:23 Haystacks Calhoun & Steve King defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Estrada & Rodriguez were disqualified at 10:15; fall #2: Calhoun pinned Rodriguez at the 38-second mark WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 21:10

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 4, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:Televised in Japan: Antonio Inoki defeated Lumberjack Johnny Lee in a mixed martial arts match at 1:19 of the third round after Lee was unable to stand up to the 10-count following a back suplex from Inoki; after the bout, Inoki was interviewed at ringside by the Japanese TV announcer4/8/78 – included a replay of Ken Patera vs. Kevin Sullivan from the 11/13/76 All Star Wrestling: Strong Kobayashi defeated Frank Williams Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Steve King & Ted Adams George Steele defeated Mike Madero Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna4/15/78 – included the Luke Graham vs. Steve King & Jose Madera match, taped 2/22 in Hamburg, PA: Ken Patera defeated Juan Lopez WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Joe Turco Strong Kobayashi defeated Jose Estrada George Steele defeated Ted Adams 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 back4/22/78:Dark match after the taping: Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Patera

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 5, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:4/8/78: Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz George Steele defeated Frank Williams The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Ted Adams Spiros Arion defeated Steve King WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Joe Turco4/15/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 6:29 when DeNucci pinned Estrada following an airplane spin Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dennis Johnson via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 4:21; during the bout, Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon at the commentary position, upset that WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund had chosen Arnold Skaaland to be his manager over him; after the bout, McMahon interviewed Blassie & Arion at ringside Peter Maivia & SD Jones fought Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Butcher Vachon to a 10-minute time-limit draw Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Ted Adams & Mike Madero in a handicap match at 5:56 when Madero submitted to Patera’s full nelson; during the bout, Albano briefly joined Vince McMahon at the commentary position, upset that WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund had chosen Arnold Skaaland to be his manager over him Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Rodriguez at the 53-second mark with a suplex even though it was technically just a 2-count4/22/78: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & the Golden TerrorChampionship Wrestling – 4/22/78: Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams via submission with the full nelson; Williams was injured as a result of the move Strong Kobayashi defeated Mike Madero The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko when the match was stopped due to blood loss Spiros Arion defeated Ted AdamsChampionship Wrestling – 4/22/78: 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 weekDark match: Dusty Rhodes vs. Spiros Arion

WWWF @ Danbury, CT – April 1978 Jose Estrada defeated Silvano Sousa Dave Darrow fought Steve King to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Dino Bravo & SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 7, 1978 Butcher Vachon vs. Larry Zbyszko 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 Frank 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 (10,000+) Nikolai Volkoff defeated Joe Turco at 7:55 Dino Bravo (sub. for Antonio Inoki) defeated Johnny Rodz at 6:42 Peter Maivia defeated Strong Kobayashi at 9:23 Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 2:13 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 16:04; Andre the Giant was the guest referee Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones at 14:17 Peter Maivia & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak at 13:40

WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – April 9, 1978Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo pinned Strong Kobayashi at 13:17 Chief Jay Strongbow, Haystacks Calhoun, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Stasiak’s team won; fall #2: Strongbow’s team won; fall #3: Strongbow’s team won Spiros Arion defeated Peter Maivia via count-out at 21:14 after Maivia ran into the ringpost

Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – April 10, 1978 Chris Tolos fought the Canadian Wildman to a draw The Crusher defeated Gary McLaughlin Dominic DeNucci defeated Terry Yorkston Verne Gagne defeated Kimba Khan Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Steve Bolus Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out Peter Maivia & Billy Robinson defeated Angelo Mosca & the Super Destroyer via disqualification Gorilla Monsoon pinned Tarzan Tyler; Monsoon vs. Superstar Billy Graham and Dusty Rhodes vs. Tyler were originally scheduled to take place

WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – April 11, 1978 SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz 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 @ Old Tappan, NJ – Northern Valley Regional High School – April 11, 1978 Pete Reeves vs. Steve King Davey O’Hannon vs. Mark Tendler WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo vs. Joe Turco WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Stan Stasiak Haystacks Calhoun vs. Butcher Vachon Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow

WWWF @ Lowell, MA – April 12, 1978 SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror Luke Graham defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification

WWWF @ Bridgewater, NJ – East High School Gym – April 13, 1978 Butcher Vachon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci Joe Turco vs. Mark Tendler WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo vs. Pete Reeves Davey O’Hannon vs. Steve King Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion (Best 2 out of 3 falls)

WWWF @ Springfield, VT – Riverside Junior High School Gym – April 13, 1978 Strong Kobayashi vs. John Tzinas Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Ted Adams Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko vs. Luke Graham & the Golden Terror Included 1 other match

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 14, 1978 Dave Darrow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna The Golden Terror vs. Haystacks Calhoun Larry Zbyszko 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions 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 Frank 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 15, 1978 (matinee) 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. Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko vs. Luke Graham Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia vs. Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror

WWWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – April 15, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo pinned Billy Red Lyons at 11:33 Dewey Robertson fought SD Jones to a draw; 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:26 Andre the Giant won a 16-man $5,000 battle royal at 7:38 by last eliminating Luke Graham; other participants included, in order of elimination: Haystacks Calhoun, Jose Estrada, Frank Williams, Larry Zbyszko, the Golden Terror, SD Jones, Johnny Rodz, Dino Bravo, Stan Stasiak, Peter Maivia, Butcher Vachon, Strong Kobayashi, Dominic DeNucci, & Spiros Arion WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Williams at 5:01 Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon at 4:28 Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror at 7:14 Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada at 8:36 Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko at 15:18 Andre the Giant defeated Strong Kobayashi at 7:32 Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones at 9:29

WWWF @ Coney Island, NY – Abe Stark Skating & Sports Center – April 17, 1978 Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams Strong Kobayashi defeated Frank Williams WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification

WWWF @ Plainfield, NJ – High School – April 18, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Golden Terror & Baron Mikel Scicluna WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Mil Mascaras defeated Superstar Billy Graham, Luke Graham, & Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – April 19, 1978 Pete Austin defeated Jose Estrada at 10:06 Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe at 11:20 Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun at 15:20 WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi John Tzinas defeated Sylvano Sousa at 14:10 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror at 26:20

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 20, 1978 Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Mil Mascaras vs. Superstar Billy Graham, Luke Graham, & Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – April 20, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Frank Rodriguez defeated Ted Adams Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Davey O’Hannon

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 21, 1978 Strong Kobayashi vs. Pete Austin Davey O’Hannon vs. SD Jones Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz Mil Mascaras & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion Included 1 other match

WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 21, 1978 (1,900)Joe Turco fought Ted Adams to a draw Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Steve King at 10:19 WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo pinned the Golden Terror at 12:27 Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia defeated Superstar Billy Graham & Luke Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Superstar pinned Maivia at 10:39; fall #2 – Andre & Maivia won via disqualification at 6:32; fall #3 – Andre pinned Luke at 2:42

– 4/22/78: Ezekiel Jackson (Rycklon Stephens) was born.

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 22, 1978Televised on the PRISM Network: 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions 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; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – April 22, 1978 (5,000) Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin Sylvano Sousa vs. John Tzinas Pete Austin vs. Davey O’Hannon SD Jones vs. Mark Tendler Jose Estrada defeated Dennis Johnson (sub. for Frank Williams) Peter Maivia fought Luke Graham to a double disqualification when both men hit the referee Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Stasiak pinned Zbyszko; fall #2: Zbyszko pinned Rodz at the 43-second mark; fall #3: Calhoun’s team won Mil Mascaras defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 18:14

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 24, 1978Televised on HBO & the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Strong Kobayashi pinned Steve King at 5:07 with a back suplex Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 8:11 with a thumb to the throat Spiros Arion fought Dusty Rhodes to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:17; Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring before the match, then returned backstage Ken Patera defeated Larry Zbyszko via submission with the full nelson at 12:45 WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; 2-0; fall #1: the champions won via disqualification at 7:20 after Stasiak was caught choking Bravo with the tag rope; fall #2: Bravo pinnd Rodz at 4:11 following a double dropkickShown on Japanese TV: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match at 14:28 by escaping through the door after the challenger’s foot became entagled in the cage Mil Mascaras pinned the Golden Terror at 6:18 with a flying bodypress; after the bout, Mascaras unmasked Terror, who was actually Pete Doherty Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 2:54

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 25, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:4/29/78 – featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Ken Patera, where Patera demonstrated tests of strength, including pushing a spike through wood, bending a piece of steel, and blowing up a hot water bottle until it burst: Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Ted Adams & Steve King Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Austin Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Eugene Crespo & Sylvano Sousa5/6/78: The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Sylvano Sousa George Steele defeated Pete Austin SD Jones defeated Bill Dixon Peter Maivia fought Butcher Vachon to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Nicolosi Mil Mascaras, Larry Zbyszko, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi, Tank Patton, & the Golden Terror at 8:31 when Mascaras pinned Patton with the crossbody off the top5/13/78: Mil Mascaras defeated Moose Monroe Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones Spiros Arion defeated Jose Estrada & Mike Madero in a handicap match Ken Patera defeated Frank Rodriguez, Steve King, & Ted Adams in a tug-o-war contest George Steele defeated Ben Ortez WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Strong KobayashiDark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras fought Ken Patera to a no contest

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 26, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:4/29/78: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Butcher Vachon George Steele defeated Sylvano Sousa Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez Spiros Arion defeated Eugene Crespo5/6/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a pretape of Vince McMahon interviewing Dusty Rhodes in an empty arena; included McMahon interviewing Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie at ringside: Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Bill Dixon & Moose Monroe at 6:29 when Zbyszko pinned Dixon after sending him into a shoulderblock from Calhoun who was on the apron Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Gene Crespo via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 4:12 SD Jones fought Tank Patton to a double count-out at 6:34 when both men were brawling on the floor Peter Maivia pinned Joe Turco at 7:59 with a backbreaker5/13/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & the Golden Terror at 6:24 when DeNucci pinned Terror following an airplane spin George Steele defeated Gene Crespo via submission with the flying hammerlock at 5:34; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Capt. Lou Albano at ringside about Steele The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & SD Jones at 5:41 when Pierre pinned Brown following a double chop from both Lumberjacks Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Austin via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 3:41 Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe, Strong Kobayashi, & Butcher Vachon at 3:28 when Calhoun pinned Monroe with a splash (The WWF’s Most Unusual Matches)Dark matches after the taping: Strong Kobayashi fought Peter Maivia to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a no contest in a non-title match

WWWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – High School Gym – April 27, 1978 Tank Patton defeated Frank Williams SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler Peter Maivia & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon & the Golden Terror in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 28, 1978 Johnny Rodz & Joe Rodriguez vs. Steve King & Ted Adams Butcher Vachon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Spiros Arion

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. 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 Florida TV Champion Jerry Brisco fought Dick Slater to a draw The Spoiler defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff viaa disqualification Andre the Giant, Mike Graham, & Steve Keirn defeated Ox Baker, Bobby Duncum, & Killer Kox Jack Brisco defeated NWA World Champion Harley Race via disqualification

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 (sub. for Ken Patera) 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions 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 – Municipal Auditorium – May 3, 1978 SD Jones defeated Strong 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 Davey O’Hannon defeated Mark Tendler Joe Turco defeated Jose Estrada Dennis Johnson fought Pete Reeves to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham via count-out Ted Adams fought Steve King to a draw SD Jones defeated Tank Patton Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon

WWWF @ Laconia, NH – High School Gym – May 4, 1978 Frank Rodriguez defeated Pete Austin Strong Kobayashi defeated Sylvano Sousa Peter Maivia defeated Spiros Arion via count-out Haystacks Calhoun defeated the Golden Terror (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) John Tzinas (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci) & WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 5, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw Haystacks Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi & the Golden Terror in a handicap match Tank Patton defeated Sylvano Sousa Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) to a double-disqualification

WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 6, 1978The original card included WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera and Spiros Arion vs. Haystacks Calhoun, but the main event match was changed weeks before Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Turco at 8:27 Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones at 10:43 Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon at 11:13 Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Ivan Putski & Peter Maivia in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:37 Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tank Patton & Mark Tendler in a handicap match Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi at 8:57 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 20:08

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, 1978Moved from 2/27/78 due to an energy shortage during a coal miners’ strike Dino Bravo defeated Johnny DeFazio Dominic DeNucci defeated Strong Kobayashi Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Johnny Rodz

WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 9, 1978 Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco Tank Patton defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Frank Williams) Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & the Golden Terror in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out

WWWF @ Annandale, NJ – High School – May 9, 1978 Ted Adams pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 14:31 Del Adams (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limt draw Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 11:40 Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King with a clothesline Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 6:45 Superstar Billy Graham pinned Peter Maivia at 18:14 with a bearhug pin

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 10, 1978 Stan Stasiak won a $5,000, 14-man battle royal; other participants included: Haystacks Calhoun, Superstar Billy Graham, Peter Maivia, Luke Graham, Larry Zbyszko, Butcher Vachon, Tank Patton, Strong Kobayashi, John Tzinas, Spiros Arion, and WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci; due to prematch stipulations, Stasiak earned a shot at WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the card Strong Kobayashi fought John Tzinas to a draw Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Tank Patton WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham via disqualification

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – May 11, 1978 Johnny Rodz fought Joe Turco to a draw Tank Patton defeated Mark Tendler at 12:02 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion at 28:01 Davey O’Hannon defeated Gypsy Rodriguez at 15:00 The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Lumberjacks won at 14:02; fall #2: Lumberjacks won via count-out at 7:00

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – May 11, 1978 The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin Stan Stasiak defeated Dennis Johnson SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham via count-out

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory – May 12, 1978 Moose Monroe defeated Jose Estrada Mark Tendler fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Davey O’Hannon defeated Pat Syracuse (sub. for Bobby Edwards) Larry Zbyszko pinned Strong Kobayashi WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – May 12, 1978 Dewey Robertson defeated Chris Tolos Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification Billy Lyons defeated Nick Busick WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes & Haystacks Calhoun

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 12, 1978 SD Jones defeated the Golden Terror via count-out Tank Patton defeated Steve King (sub. for Frank Williams) Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco via disqualification John Tzinas defeated Dennis Johnson Sylvano Sousa fought Ted Adams to a draw Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification

WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – May 13, 1978 Tank Patton defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Frank Williams) SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi Superstar Billy Graham fought Dusty Rhodes to a double disqualification The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror

WWWF @ Altoona, PA – High School – May 13, 1978 Chris Tolos fought Billy Red Lyons to a draw Dewey Robertson pinned the Red Demon at 10:45 Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 13:00 when Vachon began choking DeNucci with his shoulder strap Ivan Putski fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 16:00 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham at 19:45

WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – May 14, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco Larry Zbyszko defeated Strong Kobayashi The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham via count-out Dusty Rhodes fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification

Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – May 15, 1978 Billy Red Lyons fought Chris Tolos to a 20-minute draw Dewey Robertson defeated the Wildman via disqualification Kim Chang pinned Claude Dionne at 10:30 Billy Red Lyons & Rufus R. Jones defeated Super Destroyer (Sgt. Slaughter) & Lord Alfred Hayes at 18:17 when Jones pinned the Destroyer British Champion Billy Robinson defeated Angelo Mosca via disqualification after the challenger hit the referee AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel fought Jim Brunzell to a double disqualification at 18:44 when both Bobby Heenan and Rufus R Jones interfered WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 10:28

WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – May 15, 1978 Strong Kobayashi defeated Ted Adams Johnny Rodz fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification Kitty Adams defeated Vivian St. John Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun

WWWF @ Parsippany, NJ – Hills High School Gym – May 15, 1978 Frank Rodriguez fought Pete Reeves to a draw Tanka Patton defeated Jose Estrada The Golden Terror defeated Mark Tendler Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham & ?

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 16, 1978Championship 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 draw5/27/78: 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 suplex6/3/78: 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 & Moose MonroeDark 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, 1978All 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 Terror5/27/78: 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 draw6/3/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund: Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Ray at 3:19 with a thumb to the throat Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Oliver at 2:55 with the heart punch Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa & Moose Monroe at 4:39 when Zbyszko pinned Sousa with a crucifix WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 12:56 with the atomic kneedrop WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Butcher Vachon at 3:58 when Bravo pinned Patton with a dropkickDark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out in a non-title match

WWWF @ Bronx, NY – Riverdale Ice Skating Center – May 18, 1978 Butcher Vachon defeated Mark Tendler The Golden Terror defeated Frank Rodriguez The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) defeated Peter Maivia via count-out

WWWF @ Prince Frederick, MD – May 18, 1978 Joe Turco fought Steve King to a draw Pete Austin defeated Jose Estrada Strong Kobayashi defeated Ted Adams Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 19, 1978 Tank Patton defeated Steve King via count-out The Golden Terror defeated Sylvano Sousa Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon Steve King defeated Frank Rodriguez The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun

WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – May 19, 1978 (300) Johnny Rodz vs. Jose Estrada Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones Gorilla Monsoon vs. Strong Kobayashi Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Crazy Luke Graham via count-out at 10:00

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 20, 1978 (11,206)Televised on the PRISM Network: Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood loss Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Larry Zbyszko via disqualification

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 22, 1978This card was not televised SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi at 8:55 Luke Graham pinned Tank Patton at 8:47 after using a foreign object Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia at 12:46 after Maivia charged into the turnbuckle when Arion moved out of the way The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; 2-1; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Pierre at 14:02 with a rollover cradle; fall #2: Calhoun was counted out at 6:20 after being knocked to the floor; fall #3: Pierre pinned Zbyszko at 3:45 after Eric tripped Zbyszko from the outside as he had Pierre up for a powerslam Superstar Billy Graham fought Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) to a double count-out at 8:47 after Monsoon had hit an airplane spin on Graham he fell out of the ring to the floor with Graham following him out when he had recovered WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera at 21:06 with an inside cradle Mil Mascaras pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:07 after Mascaras blocked a bodyslam attempt and fell on top for the pin WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Florida Tag Team Champions Mr. Sato & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Sato & Saito were disqualified at 7:21 for double-teaming DeNucci; fall #2: Bravo pinned Sato at 1:09 after Saito accidentally hit his own partner when Bravo ducked

WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – 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 Tzinas

WWWF @ Fairfield, CT – May 23, 1978 Jose Estrada defeated Steve King Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Moose Monroe Stan Stasiak defeated Mark Tendler The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo Luke Graham defeated SD Jones

WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – May 24, 1978 (1,200) Johnny Tzansis defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification Johnny Rodz fought Tank Adams to a draw The Golden Terror fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw Superstar Billy Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) at 11:51 Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:07 Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 12:35

WWWF @ Middlesex, NJ – High School Gym – May 25, 1978 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak Steve King defeated Tank Patton Davey O’Hannon defeated Mark Tendler SD Jones fought Butcher Vachon to a draw The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out 3 falls match, 2-0 Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia

WWWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – May 25, 1978 Strong Kobayashi defeated Sylvano Sousa Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco The Golden Terror defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via count-out

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 26, 1978 Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada John Tzinas defeated Dave Darrow Pete Austin defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification Tank Patton defeated John Tzinas (sub. for Jim Ray) WWWF Tag Team Champions Domenic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

NJPW @ Takamatsu, Japan – May 26, 1978 Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Jo Bake San via submission with camel clutch Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Ray Steel Kengo Kimura pinned Chief Jay Strongbow Nikolai Volkoff pinned Makoto Arakawa Bad News Allen & Kotetsu Yamamoto defeated Williem Ruska & Baron Scicluna when Allen pinned Scicluna Bugsy McGraw pinned Riki Choshu Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Umanosuke Ueda Andre the Giant pinned Seiji Sakaguchi WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Antonio Inoki & Osamu Kido in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Backlund pinned Kido; fall #2: Inoki defeated Garea with the Octopus; fall #3: Backlund pinned Kido

WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – May 26, 1978 (1,600) Steve King pinned Pinky Larson (sub. for Moose Monroe) at 10:44 Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Joe Turco via disqualfication at 12:07 Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak at 15:17 Superstar Billy Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 12:34

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 26, 1978 Strong Kobayashi pinned Mark Tendler at 12:00 Johnny Rodz pinned Ted Adams at 7:00 The Golden Terror pinned Sylvano Sousa at 6:00 Spiros Arion pinned Juan Ortiz (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) at 7:00 Luke Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) at 19:00

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – May 27, 1978 SD Jones defeated Strong Kobayashi Larry Zbyszko defeated Tank Patton Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia Luke Graham defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood loss Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out

NJPW @ Uwajima, Japan – May 28, 1978 Shoji Kai pinned Jo Bake San Makoto Arakawa pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi Kengo Kimura pinned Ray Steel Bugsy McGraw pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara Williem Ruska defeated Kotetsu Yamamoto via submission with arm lock Riki Choshu defeated Umanosuke Ueda via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Osamu Kido in a non-title match at 2:32 Seiji Sakaguchi pinned Baron Scicluna Nikolai Volkoff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with bear hug Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Andre The Giant & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Fujinami and Andre were both counted-out, awarding both teams a fall; fall #2: Fujinami pinned Garea

WWWF @ Fairmont, WV – Marion County Armory – May 28, 1978 Johnny DeFazio fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 19:14 WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon & Tank Patton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Luke Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 22:01

WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – May 29, 1978 Johnny DeFazio defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci fought Luke Graham to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Tank Patton

NJPW @ Okayama, Japan – May 29, 1978 Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Ray Steel Bugsy McGraw pinned Makoto Arakawa Nikolai Volkoff pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara Bad News Allen pinned Chief Jay Strongbow Williem Ruska defeated Kengo Kimura via submission with arm bar Osamu Kido pinned Tony Garea Andre The Giant pinned Tatsumi Fujinami Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Umanosuke Ueda via DQ WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Backlund pinned Choshu; fall #2: Inoki pinned Scicluna; fall #3: Backlund pinned Choshu

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

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

WWWF @ Ridgefield, NJ – High School Gym – May 30, 1978 Frank Rodriguez defeated Davey O’Hannon SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 31, 1978 Pete Austin defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification John Tzinas defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Ivan Putski) The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko

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 14-man battle royal

WWWF @ Webster, MA – Webster Hall – June 1, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin Strong Kobayashi defeated John Tzinas Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw Ivan Putski pinned Luke Graham

Los Angeles, CA – June 2, 1978 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund won a battle royal; participants included Roddy Piper, Bugsy McGraw, Tony Garea, Hector & Chavo Guerrero, Moondog Mayne, Ron Bass, and several others

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 2, 1978 Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Tzinas Johnny Rodz defeated Tank Patton Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny Rivera Jim Ray defeated the Golden Terror via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Gloversville, NY – State Armory – June 2, 1978 Pinky Larson defeated Joe Turco SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi Frank Rodriguez defeated Steve King Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Luke Graham & Spiros Arion via disqualification Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane

WWWF @ East Orange, NJ – Upsala College – June 3, 1978 Davey O’Hannon defeated Charlie Brown Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams The Golden Terror defeated Steve King Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via disqualification Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 3, 1978 Tank Patton defeated Mark Tendler Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Terri Shane & Wenonah Littleheart SD Jones pinned Strong Kobayashi George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the bout was stopped due to blood Spiros Arion pinned Chief Jay Strongbow Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Moose Monroe

WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – June 5, 1978 SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification Haystacks Calhoun defeated Sylvano Sousa & Pete Austin (both sub. for Tank Patton) in a handicap match WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo, Gorilla Monsoon, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Luke Graham, & the Golden Terror (sub. for Strong Kobayashi) Kitty Adams defeated Esther Campbell Bruno Sammartino fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a draw

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 6, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:6/10/78: Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow Dusty Rhodes defeated Moose Monroe Ivan Putski defeated Frank Williams The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Steve King Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada6/17/78: Luke Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Spiros Arion defeated Pete Doherty Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa Moose Monroe defeated Juan Ortiz Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Ray WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Rodriguez & Butcher Vachon6/24/78: The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Doherty & Johnny Rivera Ivan Koloff defeated Pete Austin Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco Ivan Putski defeated Sylvano Sousa Larry Zbyszko, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Jose EstradaDark match after the taping: Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via disqualification

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 7, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:6/10/78: SD Jones defeated George Steele via disqualification Tony Garea defeated Frank Rodriguez WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Sylvano Sousa Spiros Arion defeated Pete Austin Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe6/17/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; at the beginning of the broadcast McMahon announced that the scheduled non-title match with WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks would not be taking place because Capt. Lou Albano said the Lumberjacks had nothing to prove and would only wrestle Bravo and DeNucci in a title match: Ivan Putski pinned Sylvano Sousa at 4:44 with a right-hand punch Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 4:36 Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) via count-out at 8:18 when Stasiak punched the ring post after Garea ducked the heart punch; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Garea at ringside Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 5:50 with a splash Peter Maivia pinned Moose Monroe at 6:58 with a powerslam6/24/78: Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Peter Maivia via count-out SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez George Steele defeated Frank Williams The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Jim Ray Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Jose EstradaDark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) & Luke Graham in non-title match via count-out

WWWF @ Bronx, NY – June 8, 1978 Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw Frank Rodriguez defeated Moose Monroe SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ Irvington, NJ – June 8, 1978 Peter Maivia defeated Charlie Brown Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought the Yukon Lumberjacks to a draw Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out

WWWF @ Lowell, MA – June 9, 1978 Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw Steve King defeated Johnny Tzinas via count-out SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification Haystacks Calhoun defeated Steve King & Frank 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 Ave. Armory – June 9, 1978 Stan Stasiak defeated Frank 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 won after 21 minutes; fall #2: Garea & Zbyszko won; fall #3: the Lumberjacks won after 4 minutes

WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – June 10, 1978 Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Tank Patton) Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a double count-out Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via referee’s decision when the champion was deemed too bloody to continue Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Johnny Rodz (sub. for Strong Kobayashi)

WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – High School Gym – June 12, 1978 Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray (sub. for Jose Estrada) to a draw Spiros Arion & Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko Johnny Rody defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Tank Patton) Luke Graham & the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match

WWWF @ Portland, ME – June 13, 1978 The Golden Terror fought Pete Austin to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon Spiros Arion fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification Superstar Billy Graham pinned Peter Maivia WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for Pierre) & Eric the Lumberjack

WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – 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 (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak Peter Maivia & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Pierre) & 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, 1978Larry 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 @ Keene, NH – June 15, 1978 Tony Altimore defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification Pete Austin defeated Dave Darrow Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Pierre) & Eric the Lumberjack

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 16, 1978 Dewey Robertson fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Billy Red Lyons via count-out 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 Luke Graham defeated SD Jones Dusty Rhodes defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification Tony Garea pinned Stan Stasiak

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 16, 1978Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon and Peter Maivia vs. Johnny Rodz were originally scheduled but they were changed into two other matches Tony Altimore defeated Frank Monroe via disqualification Frank Williams defeated Dave Darrow Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon WWWF Tag Team Champions Domenic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout

WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – June 17, 1978The scheduled Tony Altimore vs. Davey O’Hannon match did not take place Johnny Rivera defeated Ted Adams at 14:21 Mark Tendler defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification at 14:15 Jim Ray defeated Jose Estrada at 10:49 Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak at 11:39 Dusty Rhodes fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out at 15:05 The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Johnny Rivera (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Lumberjacks won at 7:11; fall #2: Maivia’s team won at 1:40; fall #3: Lumberjacks won at 5:20

WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 17, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Tony Garea defeated Frank Williams via submission with the abdominal stretch at 10:03 WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a double disqualification Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon Haystacks Calhoun pinned Frank Monroe (sub. for Strong Kobayashi) with a splash at 11:15 George Steele defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 13:31 when the champion hit referee Jack Davis as Davis tried to get between the two men; Steele began the match by breaking the bottom rope

WWWF @ Willimantic, CT – High School Gym – June 18, 1978 Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw Johnny Rivera & Ted Adams defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez Stan Stasiak pinned Peter Maivia Mil Mascaras defeated Spiros Arion via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ Bronx, NY – June 19, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci & Tony Garea (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo) defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out Mil Mascaras fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out

WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ – High School – June 20, 1978 Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams Ted Adams defeated Tony Altamore Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham via disqualification SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via count-out

WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 20, 1978 (686) Moose Monroe defeated Frank Rodriguez Johnny Rodz fought Jim Ray to a draw The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rivera Spiros Arion defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out at the 18-minute mark after chasing the challenger backstage

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – June 21, 1978 Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz Pete Austin vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna SD Jones vs. Tank Patton Tony Garea vs. Stan Stasiak WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks Mil Mascaras vs. Luke Graham

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 22, 1978 Jose Estrada fought Ted Adams to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow Frank Rodriguez defeated Steve King Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray Mil Mascaras pinned Luke Graham WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 22, 1978 Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Johnny Rivera George Steele pinned Tony Garea Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 23, 1978 Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow Jim Ray fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham via count-out

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 23, 1978 Frank Rodriguez defeated Pete Austin Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rivera (sub. for Pete Reeves) Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray (sub. for Steve King) George Steele pinned Tony Garea WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks (Best 2 out of 3 falls) Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Superstar Billy Graham

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, 1978Televised on the PRISM Network: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon Steve King defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rivera defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe Mil Mascaras fought Spiros Arion to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Superstar Billy Graham to a draw at 17:42 when the match was stopped due to both men sustaining cuts

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – June 24, 1978 John Tzinas defeated Pete Reeves The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Tony Garea Pete Austin defeated Juan Ortiz Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele via disqualification Frank Williams defeated the Golden Terror Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham

Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – June 25, 1978 Jim Brunzell defeated Chris Tolos via count-out Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Kim Chang via submission with the Cobra Clutch Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes defeated Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon fought Rey Stevens & Pat Patterson to a double disqualification AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Rufus R. Jones at 21:03 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ken Patera at 19:58

WWWF @ New Haven, CT – June 25, 1978 Jim Ray fought Johnny Rodz to a draw The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & SD Jones Butcher Vachon defeated Les Savage Dusty Rhodes defeated Luke Graham via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated George Steele & Stan Stasiak Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mil Mascaras via disqualification

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 26, 1978Televised on HBO & the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:15 with a tomahawk chop George Steele pinned Tony Garea at 5:02 after hitting him with a foreign object The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to win the titles at 15:21 when Pierre pinned DeNucci following a double chop behind the referee’s back (Tag Team Champions) Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones at 10:21 with the heart punchChampionship Wrestling – 6/6/81: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 19:24 with the atomic kneedrop Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski (& Dusty Rhodes) defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:15, 2-1; fall #1: the Graham’s were disqualified at 9:40 for double-teaming Putski; fall# 2: the Grahams were awarded the fall at 5:11 after Putski was deemed unable to continue after ramming his head in the ring post; fall #3: Andre was given permission to find a replacement partner for the final fall and brought out Dusty Rhodes which led to Andre pinning Luke at 1:24; after the bout, Rhodes challenged Superstar Billy Graham to a match which was confirmed for next month later in the card Jack Brisco pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:29 with a sunset flip Mil Mascaras fought Ken Patera to a curfew draw

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WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 27, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:7/1/78: Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray Ivan Koloff defeated Juan Oritz SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Frank Rodriguez George Steele defeated Paul Figeroa7/8/78: Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification Tony Russo defeated Steve King Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow & Johnny Rivera Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via refeee’s decision7/15/78: George Steele defeated Charlie Brown Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Madero & Frank Williams in a handicap match Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Reeves & Johnny RiveraDark match after the taping: Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double count-out

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 28, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:7/1/78: Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow & SD Jones George Steele defeated Jim Ray Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe Ivan Koloff defeated Johnny Rivera Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out7/8/78: Tony Garea defeated Sylvano Sousa Luke Graham defeated Jim Ray Tony Russo defeated Frank Williams Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification7/15/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured 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 (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:54 with a backbreaker; after the bout, Koloff attacked Jones after Jones hit a headbutt on Albano on the apron George Steele defeated Dave Darrow via submission with the flying hammerlock at 5:50 Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 6:02 with a thumb to the throat WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Tony Garea & Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 6:37 when both teams were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Garea & Strongbow had to be restrained by Gorilla Monsoon and other officials after they kept attacking the championsDark match after the taping: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ Norwich, CT – Rose Arts Festival – June 29, 1978 Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Ted Adams at 14:31 with a cradle Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 14:01 with a suplex SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 7:12 with a headbutt Butcher Vachon pinned Frank Williams at 6:14 after a splash Tony Garea fought Luke Graham to a 20-minute time-limit draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out at 17:05

WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – June 30, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Steve King Jim Ray 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 John Tzinas fought Sylvano Sousa to a draw Dave Darrow defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Stan Stasiak) Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification

WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – 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 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Eric defeated DeNucci; fall #2: DeNucci defeated Eric; fall #3: both teams were disqualified George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out Johnny Rodz defeated Larry Sharpe Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham

WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 3, 1978 SD Jones fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw Johnny Rodz defated Johnny Rivera WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray Tony Garea, Dino Bravo, & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Victor Rivera & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 6, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks co-won a $5,000, 16-man battle royal; other participants included: Chief Jay Strongbow, George Steele, Luke Graham, Tony Garea, Dominic DeNucci, Dino Bravo, Spiros Arion, Johnny Rodz, Victor Rivera, Butcher Vachon, Sylvano Sousa, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Jim Ray, and SD Jones Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Sylvano Sousa Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Jim Ray George Steele defeated SD Jones

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 7, 1978 Dave Darrow fought Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Jose Estrada) to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dave Darrow (sub. for Frank Williams) & Jim Ray George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out Butcher Vachon defeated Jim Ray

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 7, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Steve King after 11 minutes Johnny Rivera fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw Victor Rivera defeated Mark Tendler after 16 minutes Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones after 17 minutes Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham after 14 minutes WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham after 19 minutes

WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – July 8, 1978 Mark Tendler pinned Tony Russo at 6:04 with a kick to the face Luke Graham pinned SD Jones at 8:15 by using the ropes for leverage Johnny Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification after Scicluna kept beating on Rivera on the ring apron and wouldn’t let him back in the ring George Steele defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 6:45 Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:14 with a powerslam WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 13:20 after Graham left ringside after Backlund hit the atomic kneedrop knocking Graham out of the ring to the floor Johnny Rodz fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Frank Williams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 21:03, 2-1; Pierre pinned Garea at 14:45 with a kick to the face; fall #2: Garea pinned Pierre at 4:05 with a cradle; fall #3: Eric pinned Williams at 2:13 with a shoulderbreaker

WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 10, 1978 Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 Nikolai Volkoff pinned Tony Russo Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Pierre pinned Jones; fall #2: Monsoon defeated Pierre via submission with a bearhug; fall #3: Eric pinned Jones Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out Dusty Rhodes pinned Luke Graham with a crossbody WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 16:21 when Graham knocked the referee down

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 12, 1978 Jim Ray defeated Steve King Butcher Vachon defeated Moose Monroe Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones John Tzinas defeated Tony Russo WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ Coney Island, NY – July 12, 1978 Luke Graham defeated Frank Rodriguez Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – July 13, 1978 Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Johnny Rivera defeated Tony Russo Butcher Vachon defeated Moose Monroe Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification

WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – July 14, 1978 SD Jones defeated Tony Russo at 14:12 Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham at 18:12

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 14, 1978 Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz Moose Monroe defeated Dave Darrow Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele in an Indian strap match

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 15, 1978 Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rivera Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out after the two brawled on the floor George Steele defeated SD Jones Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Luke Graham via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1

Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – July 16, 1978 Chris Tolos & the Wildman defeated Bob Marcus & Steve Bolos at 9:52 Gorilla Monsoon pinned Nick DeCarlo at 4:21 Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes fought Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson to a 20-minute draw Verne Gagne defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification at 15:31 AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens via count-out at 19:02 AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Angelo Mosca at 16:48 Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 15:42

– 7/17/78: Mike Knox (Mike Hettinga) was born.

WWWF @ Plainfield, NJ – High School – July 17, 1978The scheduled Sylvano Sousa vs. Ted Adams match did not take place Tony Altimore defeated Frank Rodriguez Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Tony Garea) defeated Stan Stasiak Tony Garea (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated George Steele

WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 17, 1978 Tony Russo fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King at 15:25 Dino Bravo & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Superstar Billy & Luke Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Bravo pinned Luke at 9:58; fall #2: Luke pinned Monsoon at 9:32; fall #3: the Grahams were disqualified at 3:41 Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams at 10:35 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 19:27

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 18, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:Dark matches: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification Jim Ray fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Dino Bravo defeated Jose Estrada Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out7/22/78: Victor Rivera defeated Carlos Cruz Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match Super Destroyer defeated Charlie Brown Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo7/29/78: Super Destroyer defeated SD Jones Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Bastien Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification8/5/78: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones Luke Graham defeated Carlos Cruz Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams Butcher Vachon & Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray & Steve King Ivan Koloff defeated Louis Lugo Dino Bravo, Dominic DeNucci, & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak, Davey O’Hannon, & Johnny Rodz

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 19, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:7/22/78: Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo at 7:33 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Mike Milton & Louis Lugo 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 4:017/29/78: Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Williams at 6:32 Spiros Arion defeated Louis Lugo 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 12:268/5/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Dino Bravo: Spiros Arion pinned Frank Williams at 5:30 with a backbreaker WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Carlos Cruz & Jim Ray at 7:37 when Pierre pinned Cruz following a double chop from both Lumberjacks Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Milton at 5:14 after hitting him with a foreign object Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at 7:28 when Scicluna failed to get back in the ring after Bravo dropkicked him to the floor Victor Rivera pinned Louis Lugo at 3:20 with a suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Gorilla Monsoon about the recent attitude change in Rivera since his return to the WWWF and the rumors that Freddie Blassie could be part of the reason for itDark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow), Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out at 7:53

WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – July 20, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave Armory – July 21, 1978 Jose Estrada fought Jim Ray to a draw Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams Dino Bravo defeated George Steele WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Victor Rivera & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall # 1: Rivera & Jones won at the 13-minute mark; fall #2: the Lumberjacks won at the 2-minute mark; fall #3: the Lumberjacks at the 5-minute mark

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 21, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa Luke Graham defeated Steve King Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw

WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 22, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Victor Rivera defeated Frank Rodriguez Spiros Arion defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele in a Texas Death Match Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jim Ray Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon Bobo Brazil & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; the challengers won a fall via disqualification

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 24, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Russo at 8:39 with a boot to the face Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 11:14 after both collided mid-ring with DeNucci falling to the outside Jack Brisco pinned Stan Stasiak at 9:02 with a victory roll Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 6:10 when Rhodes struck the referee Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:01 with an airplane spin WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele at 7:21 after ramming Steele throat first into the corner Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 11:15 after Arion choked Putski with the top rope WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) at 7:28 when Pierre pinned Jones after Eric tripped him from the outside

WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 25, 1978 SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out at 16:58 Dino Bravo won a $50,000 16-man battle royal at 11:30 by last eliminating Luke Graham; participants were everyone else on the card WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack pinned Joe Cuinagle at 6:10 with a backbreaker Tony Garea pinned George Steele at 7:52 after Steele charged himself into the corner when Garea moved out of the way Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at the 6-minute mark with an airplane spin Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 7:30 WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack pinned Sylvano Sousa at the 14-second mark with a shoulderbreaker Spiros Arion pinned Tony Russo at 11:42 with a kick as Russo ducked his head for a bakdrop Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 2:03 after Stasiak hit referee Tony Altimore

WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – July 26, 1978 (2,000) Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Russo at 15:13 Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:26 Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the challengers won at 17:28; fall #2: both teams were disqualified at 5:26; because of the double DQ in the second fall, the titles did not change hands George Steele defeated Victor Rivera (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) via count-out at 12:42 Luke Graham defeated SD Jones at 9:10 Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 7:24

WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – State Fairgrounds – July 27, 1978 Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Russo Victor Rivera defeated Joe Crugnale (sub. for Johnny Rodz) Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a draw

Tokyo, Japan – Nihon Budokan – July 27, 1978 Makoto Arakawa fought Yoshiaki Fujiwara to a draw Bad News Allen pinned Haruka Eigen Osamu Kido pinned Peter Maivia Chabo Guerrero pinned Kantaro Hoshino Riki Choshu defeated Haystacks Calhoun via disqualification Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi defeated Pedro Morales & Larry Zbyszko when Kobayashi forced Zbyszko to submit to a backbreaker WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Ryuma Go at 13:52 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Inoki defeated Backlund via submission with the Octopus at 20:22; fall #2 – Backlund pinned Inoki with a body press at 16:15; fall #3 – the 61-minute time-limit expired; only Backlund’s title was on the line

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 27, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams Frank Rodriguez defeated Dave Darrow SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification Spiros Arion defeated George Steele via count-out Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 28, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams Jim Ray defeated Jose Estrada Spiros Arion defeated Joe Crugnale (sub. for Johnny Rivera) Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele

WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – July 28, 1978 Tony Russo fought Frank Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw SD Jones defeated Mark Tendler at 14:42 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 27:03, 2-0; fall #1: Eric pinned DeNucci at 15:17; fall #2: Pierre pinned Monsoon at 11:46 Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via disqualification

Los Angeles, CA – July 28, 1978 Hector Guerrero defeated Buddy Rose Tony Rocca & Gama Singh defeated Goliath & Carlos Mata Prof. Ito & Pak Chou defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Black Gordman Mil Mascaras defeated Moondog Mayne WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Roddy Piper

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – July 29, 1978 Frank Rodriguez pinned Jose Estrada at 10:21 with a neckbreaker SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe at 7:13 with a headbutt Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:38 Jim Ray defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:04 Stan Stasiak defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 7:01 Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 7:58 with an airplane spin Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele in a steel cage match at 11:38 by escaping through the door

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 29, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Billy Red Lyons at 13:33 Johnny DeFazio pinned Vic Rossatani at 8:44 Dominic DeNucci pinned Dewey Robertson at 10:21 Luke Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 9:04 when the match was stopped due to blood loss from Monsoon Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:02 Tony Garea & Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 18:28

WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – July 30, 1978 Billy Red Lyons pinned Vic Rossatini at 15:30 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw Dewey Robertson pinned Joe Abby at 5:30 Luke Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out at 14:15 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) at the 20-minute mark when Pierre pinned DeFazio

WWWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – 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 @ Queens, NY – August 1, 1978 Moose Monroe fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Pierre the Lumberjack)

WWWF @ West Warwick, RI – August 1, 1978 Joe Crugnale defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele Dominic DeNucci fought Spiros Arion to a double count-out Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 2, 1978 Victor Rivera defeated Moose Monroe Luke Graham defeated Steve King Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out

WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Bass Park Race Track – 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 @ Lubec, ME – August 3, 1978 Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo Joe Crugnale defeated Frank Williams Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – August 3, 1978 Steve King defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Joe Rodriguez) Victor Rivera defeated Moose Monroe Butcher Vachon defeated Mark Tendler (sub. for Jose Estrada) 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 @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – 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 @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 4, 1978 Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray Jose Estrada fought Frank Williams to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Crugnale Tony Garea defeated Tony Russo WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 5, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tony Russo & Butcher Vachon Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match by escaping the cage after the challenger’s foot became entagled in the cage

WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – August 7, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea via count-out SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Stan Stasiak fought Larry Sharpe to a draw Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 8, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:8/12/78: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Jim Ray Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Super Destroyer defeated Carlos Cruz Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams Chief Jay Strongbow, Haystacks Calhoun, & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tony Russo, & Stan Stasiak at 8:52 when Russo submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper8/19/78: Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:19 with a small package Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Luis Logo at 3:44 with a running powerslam Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:07 Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:31 after a dropkick sent Vachon through the turnbuckles and into the ringpost Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jose Estrada with a butterfly suplex at 4:28 Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via referee’s decision after the time-limit expired at 9:178/26/78: Ivan Koloff defeated Carlos Cruz Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Steve King & SD Jones Crusher Blackwell defeated Mike Milton Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel SciclunaDark match after the taping: George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 9, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:8/12/78: Luke Graham defeated Louis Lugo Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Victor Rivera defeated Steve King WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Jimmy Raye8/19/78: Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a time-limit draw at 7:45 Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:07 with a dropkick Luke Graham defeated Frank Wiliams Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Tony Russo at 9:15 when Garea pinned Russo with a sunset flip8/26/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Crusher Blackwell & the Grand Wizard; featured the announcement that Chief Jay Strongbow & Tony Garea would face Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon, which ended up not taking place: Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 6:06 with a powerslam Dino Bravo pinned Tony Russo at 4:28 following an airplane spin WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Carlos Cruz at 7:56 when Eric pinned Cruz with an elbow drop Super Destroyer (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Milton via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 5:20 Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon, Moose Monroe, & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:21 when Monroe submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretchDark match after the taping: Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out

WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 10, 1978 Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Altimore Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks when the bout was stopped due to blood Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 11, 1978 Jose Estrada fought Moose Monroe to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow (sub. for Joe Rodriguez) Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Haystacks Calhoun via disqualification

WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – August 11, 1978 Tony Russo fought Jim Ray to a 20-minute time-limit draw Mark Tendler (sub. for Johnny Rivera) defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 15:05 Luke Graham defeated SD Jones at 13:18 Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw Dino Bravo defeated George Steele via count-out at 11:09 Victor Rivera defeated Davey O’Hannon at 7:38 when the bout was stopped due to blood WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 11:19

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 12, 1978 (14,344)Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham on commentary: Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo Victor Rivera won an 18-man $5,000 battle royal at 11:03 by last eliminating Spiros Arion with a dropkick from behind after Arion thought Rivera was going to split the purse money with him after they had both just eliminated Luke Graham; other participants included: Tony Russo, Moose Monroe, Butcher Vachon, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, Tony Garea, George Steele, Stan Stasiak, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobo Brazil, the Yukon Lumberjacks, SD Jones, Dino Bravo, & Haystacks Calhoun; due to prematch stipulations, he earned a world title match against Bob Backlund for a future Spectrum card Luke Graham pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:02 after hitting him with his taped thumb George Steele defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 2:47 after hitting him with a foreign object Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones at 8:13 after Jones charged into the corner when Rivera moved out of the way Eric the Lumberjack pinned Moose Monroe at 5:49 with an elbow drop Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 17:11 after hitting Backlund with a chair when both were fighting on the floor Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 3:37 with an airplane spin Tony Garea fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a 15-minute time-limit draw Bobo Brazil pinned Stan Stasiak

– 8/13/78: Former WWWF star Moondog Mayne passed away at the age of 33.

Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – August 13, 1978 Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Chris Tolos via disqualification at 11:55 The Wildman fought Nick DeCarlo to a 15-minute draw The Super Destroyer pinned Verne Gagne at 14:04 after Lord Alfred Hayes interfered Waldo Von Erich pinned Steve Bolos at 6:14 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Dominic DeNucci via submission at 4:05 with a bear hug AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens via count-out at 15:56 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match at 7:52

WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – August 14, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Dominic DeNucci fought Spiros Arion to a draw Dino Bravo fought Luke Graham to a draw Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – August 15, 1978 Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rodz Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Strongbow & Calhoun won; fall #2: Strongbow & Calhoun won via disqualification; due to the DQ finish in the second fall, the titles did not change hands Dino Bravo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out

WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – August 16, 1978 Tony Russo vs. Johnny Rodz Butcher Vachon vs. Stan Stasiak Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack via disqualification Dominic DeNucci fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack to a draw Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – August 17, 1978 Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Russo Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Victor Rivera defeated Dave Darrow Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams Dino Bravo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 18, 1978 Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon Kitty Adams won a $5,000 7-woman battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, Adams earned a women’s title match later in the show; other participants included: Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, Miss Suzette & Vivian St. John 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, 1978The scheduled Tony Garea vs. Butcher Vachon match did not take place Jim Ray defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Victor Rivera defeated Tony Russo WWWF Tag Team Champion Lumberjack Pierre defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack via count-out

WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 19, 1978 Butcher Vachon fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw SD Jones defeated Tony Russo Jim Ray defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out Victor Rivera defeated Nikolai Volkoff Dino Bravo, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Spiros Arion, & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in an elimination match; Dino Bravo was the last man remaining to win the final fall Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification

WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – August 19, 1978 Suzette Ferrera won a $2,500, 7-woman battle royal; other participants included Kitty Adams, Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, & Vivian St. John; due to prematch stipulations Ferrera would face Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz Haystacks Calhoun defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Johnny Rodz) & Moose Monroe in a handicap match Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Suzette Ferrera Ivan Putski defeated George Steele WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham with the atomic kneedrop

WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 20, 1978 Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo via disqualification at 9:18 after Russo choked Ray with the ropes Suzette Ferrera won a $2,500, 7-woman battle royal; other participants included Kitty Adams, Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, & Vivian St. John; due to prematch stipulations Ferrera would face Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & SD Jones (sub. for Tony Garea) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 19:53, 2-0; fall #1: Eric pinned Jones at 16:02; fall #2: Calhoun was counted out at 3:51 Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 11:23 with an airplane spin Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Suzette Ferrera at 12:10 with a kneedrop WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 17:12 when Graham left ringside after being hit with the atomic kneedrop

WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – August 21, 1978 Suzette Ferrera won a $2,500, 7-woman battle royal; other participants included Kitty Adams, Vicki Williams, Pepper Labianca, & Vivian St. John; due to prematch stipulations Ferrera would face Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show Johnny Rodz fought Larry Sharpe to a draw Luke Graham defeated Jim Ray Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Suzette Ferrera Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw

WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 22, 1978 Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a time-limit draw Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Luke Graham defeated SD Jones Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack defeated Jim Ray Dino Bravo won a $5,000 16-man battle royal; other participants included: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks, Chief Jay Strongbow, Luke Graham, SD Jones, Tony Russo, Johnny Rivera, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Victor Rivera, Dominic DeNucci, Butcher Vachon, Johnny Rodz, Stan Stasiak, Tony Garea, Spiros Arion, and Haystacks Calhoun

WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 23, 1978 Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham Spiros Arion fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw

WWWF @ East Greenwich, RI – Rocky Hill State Fairgrounds – August 24, 1978 Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a time-limit draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – August 24, 1978 Frank Rodriguez defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Tony Russo) Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon Luke Graham defeated SD Jones WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera via count-out Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 25, 1978 Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Victor Rivera defeated Sylvano Sousa Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out

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 (9,000) SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification Nikolai Volkoff defeated Butcher Vachon Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 24:10 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #2: Calhoun was deemed unable to continue at 19:07 Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Williams at 9:28 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 28, 1978 (announced at 22,000 with 4,000 at Felt Forum)Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; included a look at how pro wrestlers were raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation:Prime Time Wrestling – 3/3/86: Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:48; the match ended just as DeNucci knocked Stasiak to the mat with a flurry of jabs Haystacks Calhoun pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:12 with a splash, even though Scicluna clearly kicked out before the 3-count Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones at 10:21 with a suplex after Jones ran shoulder-first into the ring post when Rivera moved out of the way; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Rivera to the ring Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via referee’s decision at 30:11 when the referee deemed Backlund unable to continue due to facial cuts; prior to the bout, Backlund was escorted to the ring by Arnold Skaaland while Capt. Lou Albano came out with the challenger; after the bout, Backlund hit the atomic drop, which sent the challenger out of the ring, and then got on the microphone to challenge him to come back out, which Koloff failed to doPrime Time Wrestling – 4/7/86: Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham via disqualification at 14:02 after Graham continuously punched Maivia in the throat; during the bout, bodybuilder Dan Lurie briefly joined Vince McMahon on commentary, discussed the Sept. 9 Lincoln Center bodybuilding competitions, and said Ivan Putski would be inducted into the hall of fame; after the contest, Maivia attacked Graham and knocked him to the floor 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 pinned Vicki Williams at 5:20 after reversing a monkey flip into a roll up 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, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:Dark match: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams9/2/78: Dino Bravo defeated Vincente Pometti Andre the Giant defeated Sylvano Sousa & Johnny Rodz in a handicap match Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:57 after two legdrops WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Jose Estrada Ivan Koloff defeated Steve King Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna9/9/78: Luke Graham & Super Destroyer defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:18 with a suplex Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at the 3-minute mark with a legdrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Ladd & Wizard at ringside Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo Crusher Blackwell defeated Jim Ray Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via referee’s decision9/16/78: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Stan Lavdas at 3:13 with a thumb to the throat Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-outDark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out when Albano left ringside

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 30, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:9/2/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams via count-out at 5:26 after Williams slammed Moolah back into the ring just before the 10-count as both women were on the apron Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Ray at 7:35 after hitting him with a foreign object; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Graham & Wizard at ringside Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification at 7:23 when both men shoved the referee Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Fred Marzino at 1:38 with the kneedrop off the top WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Tony Russo (sub. for Butcher Vachon) at 6:35 when Backlund pinned Russo with the atomic drop9/9/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 7:32 with a backbreaker over the knee Dino Bravo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:28 following two dropkicks; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Bravo at ringside Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:04 by pinning both men after throwing Estrada on top of his partner following a boot to the face and sit-down splash on Russo Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 5:50 with a running powerslam WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Larry Zbyszko & Jim Ray at 5:49 when Pierre pinned Ray with an elbow drop9/16/78: Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna Dino Bravo defeated Sylvano Sousa Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Ray Super Destroyer & Crusher Blackwell defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 6:25 when Calhoun was dropkicked out of the ring by BlackwellDark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a non-title match

WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Fairgrounds – August 31, 1978 SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:05 Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Moose Monroe) Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Williams (sub. for Judy Johnson) at 10:18 Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray at 8:20 Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham at 9:45 Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:31 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Tony Garea) & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 11:05 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 15:06

WWWF @ Albany, NY – September 1, 1978 Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 1, 1978 Sylvano Sousa defeated Pinky Larson Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore Stan Stasiak fought Dino Bravo to a draw Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz Andre the Giant defeated Luke Graham

WWWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – September 2, 1978 Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Tony Garea) Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon Ivan Putski defeated George Steele

WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – September 3, 1978 Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – 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 – Seaview Hospital Auditorium – September 8, 1978Benefit Card Frank Williams defeated Tony Altimore Jose Estrada defeated Steve King Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham via disqualification Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Davey O’Hannon (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack) Andre the Giant defeated Spiros Arion

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 8, 1978 Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa Butcher Vachon fought SD Jones to a draw Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai Dino Bravo defeated Stan Stasiak Chief Jay Strongbow fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double count-out

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – September 9, 1978 (5,000) Dave Darrow defeated Dennis Johnson Victor Rivera defeated Jim Ray Luke Graham defeated Sylvano Sousa Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai Stan Stasiak fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes at 14:29 when the match was stopped due to blood Butcher Vachon defeated SD Jones Tony Garea defeated Tony Russo (sub. for Spiros Arion) Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Chief Jay Stromgbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out

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 Frank Williams Tony Russo defeated Frank Williams Luke Graham defeated SD Jones Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea

BWWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 12, 1978 Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon Andre the Giant, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks

WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – September 13, 1978 Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Butcher Vachon) Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak Andre the Giant pinned Luke Graham WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 14, 1978 Frank Williams defeated Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Johnny Rodz) Steve King defeated Tony Russo Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Moose Monroe) 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 Tony Altimore defeated Steve King SD Jones defeated Frank Williams Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match

WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School Gym – September 16, 1978 (matinee) Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dominic DeNucci & Chief Jay Strongbow Butcher Vachon defeated Frank 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions 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 @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – September 18, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Johnny Rodz) defeated Frank Williams Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion via count-out

WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – September 18, 1978 Jim Ray fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw Tony Russo defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow Luke Graham defeated Tony Garea Coconut Willie defeated Little John Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 19, 1978Championship Wrestling taping: Luis Lugo & Carlos Cruz defeated Tony Russo & Chris Corousine9/23/78: Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a backbreaker at 5:38 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a legdrop at 2:57 Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon9/30/78: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna Crusher 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 Zbyszko via count-out Victor Rivera defeated Steve King10/7/78: Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada Crusher Blackwell defeated Dave Darrow Ernie Ladd defeated Jim Ray & Steve King in a handicap match Victor Rivera defeated Jerry Ralph WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Carlos Cruz & SD Jones Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo defeated Coconut Willie & Cowboy LangDark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Ernie Ladd & Crusher Blackwell via disqualification

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 20, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:9/23/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a 10-minute time-limit draw Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 5:31 with a running powerslam; after the bout, Williams was carried out on a stretcher with Vince McMahon then interviewing Blackwell & Wizard at ringside Little Tokyo pinned Coconut Willie at 4:17 with an elbow drop after Willie missed a dropkick Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve Cagle via submission with a bearhug at 2:57 Baron Mikel Scicluna & Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray & SD Jones at 4:49 when Arion pinned Ray with a backbreaker9/30/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe at 6:04 when Backlund pinned Estrada with the atomic drop; after the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly came to ringside Cowboy Lang pinned Billy the Kid at 7:42 with an airplane spin Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Cagle at 2:05 with a butterfly suplex; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Rivera & Blassie at ringside Dino Bravo pinned Tony Russo at 3:51 with an airplane spin Dominic DeNucci, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Stan Stasiak, & Butcher Vachon at 7:55 when Garea pinned Vachon following a backdrop10/7/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured the announcement Ivan Koloff would face Larry Zbyszko the following week, which ended up not taking place: Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 3:08 with a kneedrop off the top Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 5:54 following a DDT and several kneedrops; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Graham & Wizard at ringside Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:27 when DeNucci failed to get back in the ring before the 10-count following a dropkick which knocked him out of the ring to the floor Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jerry Ralph & Steve King in a handicap match at 4:27 by pinning Darrow with a falling punch 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 Pierre in an airplane spinDark match after the taping: Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow

WWWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – September 21, 1978 Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo defeated Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Johnny Rodz) Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out Luke Graham fought Peter Maivia to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification

WWWF @ Vineland, NJ – Senior High School South Gym – September 22, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Jose Estrada Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Steve King defeated Jim Ray Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – September 22, 1978The scheduled Super Destroyer vs. Frank Williams match did not take place Stan Stasiak defeated Mark Tendler at 6:37 Crusher Blackwell defeated Moose Monroe at 8:52 Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon at 8:02 Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tokyo & Kid won at 7:14; fall #2: Lang & Willie won at 7:41; fall #3: Lang & Willie won at 4:29 Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion to a 20-minute time -limit draw Dusty Rhodes & Dino Bravo defeated Luke & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Rhodes & Bravo won via disqualification at 13:35; fall #2: Rhodes & Bravo won at 1:49

WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – September 23, 1978 Steve King defeated Jose Estrada Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Putski pinned George Steele Cowboy Lang & Coconut Wille defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw

WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – September 23, 1978The scheduled Super Destroyer vs. Dominic DeNucci match did not take place 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 WWWF Tag Team Champions 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, 1978This card was not televised Stan Stasiak pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:21 Victor Rivera pinned Larry Zbyszko at 6:28 after Rivera blocked a powerslam attempt by grabbing the top rope and caused himself to fall on top for the pin Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 8:10 after a collision mid-ring caused DeNucci to fall out to the floor Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 9:11 with a powerslam Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack via count-out at 8:49 after a dropkick knocked Pierre out to the floor Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 4:01 with an elbow drop even though Strongbow put his foot on the ropes at the 2-count which was not seen by the referee WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 17:09 with the atomic kneedrop Dusty Rhodes pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack at 5:18 with a shoulderblock Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo at 5:11 when Willie pinned Kid Peter Maivia pinned Butcher Vachon at 1:03 Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a curfew draw

WWWF @ Portland, ME – September 26, 1978 Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a draw Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham

WWWF @ Flemington, NJ – Hunterdon Central High School Gym – September 27, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Frank Williams defeated Jose Estrada Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks to a double count-out

WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – 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 @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – September 28, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Russo Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 29, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Jim Ray fought Tony Russo (sub. for Super Destroyer) to a draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 29, 1978 Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Luke Graham Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones

WWWF @ Queens, NY – Mater Christi High School Gym – September 30, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Victor Rivera (sub. for Pierre) via disqualification Dino Bravo fought Luke Graham to a draw

WWWF @ Parsippany, NJ – Hills High School Gym – September 30, 1978 Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion

WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School – September 30, 1978

WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 1, 1978 (3,700) Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 13:07 after a suplex Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 13:05 Victor Rivera pinned Jim Ray at 8:47 Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification when Dino Bravo, who was in Putski’s corner, interfered after Luke Graham tripped Putski from the outside Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification at 26:31 Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 5:09 with a cradle

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 2, 1978 Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 15:10 Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via count-out at 10:24 Dino Bravo pinned Stan Stasiak at 6:48 Ivan Putski defeated Luke Graham via count-out at 10:00 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia via count-out at 14:28 Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 2:45 Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid via pinfall at 14:10 Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood

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WWWF @ Springfield, VT – October 3, 1978 Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Russo Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification

WWWF @ Westfield, NJ – Senior High School Gym – October 3, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Jose Estrada (sub. for Victor Rivera) defeated Steve King Luke Graham defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks in Best 2 out of 3 falls match, one of the falls was won via disqualification

WWWF @ Belleville, NJ – High School Gym – October 4, 1978 Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams Jim Ray fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks

WWWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – October 4, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa at 12:20 Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw Crusher Blackwell defeated Dave Darrow at 10:10 Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 16:10 Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid at 18:40 Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Loretto, PA – St. Francis College – October 5, 1978 Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via submission with an abdominal stretch at 11:15 Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw Ivan Putski fought Luke Graham to a double disqualification at 12:40 Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 21:15 Cowboy Lang & Coconut Wille defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo at 15:30 when Lang pinned Tokyo

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – October 5, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Tony Altimore Victor Rivera defeated Steve King (sub. for Sylvano Sousa) Stan Stasiak defeated Jim Ray Dino Bravo defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack defeated SD Jones Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Peter Maivia defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 6, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Dave Darrow Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via count-out Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 6, 1978 Dewey Robertson pinned Butcher Vachon (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) Johnny DeFazio pinned Joe Abbey Luke & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood loss Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Billy Red Lyons Cowboy Lang & Coconut Wille defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – October 7, 1978 SD Jones defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a bullrope match Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Dave Darrow defeated Jim Ray Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks

WWWF @ New Castle, PA – High School Fieldhouse – October 7, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid defeated Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon Tony Garea defeated Luke Graham via disqualification Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a draw

WWWF @ Riverton, NJ – October 8, 1978 Dominic DeNucci defeated Billy Red Lyons Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko Peter Maivia defeated Tony Altimore WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & Tony Garea via count-out

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, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:Dark match: Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones10/14/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino doing guest commentary for the show: Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe Dino Bravo defeated Sylvano Sousa Ernie Ladd defeated Frank Williams Leilani Kai defeated Kitty Adams WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak Crusher Blackwell defeated Juan Lopez10/21/78: 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, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:Dark match: Kitty Adams (sub. for Vicki Williams) fought Leilani Kai to a double count-out at 5:4010/14/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: Dino Bravo pinned Moose Monroe at 6:19 with an airplane spin Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko at 9:34 when Rivera pinned Jones with a legdrop following a double slam; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie, Rivera & Arion at ringside Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Johnny Ringo at 4:52 with the kneedrop off the top Tony Garea pinned the Great Sabu at 5:03 with a powerslam Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Sylvano Sousa at 3:21 with the running powerslam; after the bout, Blackwell hit an elbow drop on Sousa as he was been put on a stretcher10/21/78 – included the Backlund & Maivia vs. Arion & Rivera match and aftermath from the 10/21/78 Championship Wrestling: WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Steve King at 5:56 SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a double count-out at 4:44 Dark match: Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko fought Crusher Blackwell & Spiros Arion to a draw; after the bout, Arion & Blackwell were interviewed at ringside10/28/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon: Dino Bravo pinned Jose Estrada at 5:28 with an airplane spin Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams with a legdrop at 5:33; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blackwell & Wizard at ringside Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Ringo at 5:18 with a kneedrop Johnny Rodz & Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray & Steve King at 6:02 when Rodz pinned King with a suplex Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 7:48 after Scicluna shoved referee Dick Woehrle; 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 BlassieDark match after the taping: Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) at 7:56

WWWF @ Shirley, NY – October 12, 1978 Mark Tendler defeated Pinky Larson Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams Jim Ray fought Steve King to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 13, 1978 Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a draw Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Altimore Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Russo WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via count-out

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 14, 1978 (10,134)Televised on the PRISM Network: 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 @ Landisville, PA – October 15, 1978 Jim Ray defeated Billy Red Lyons via disqualification Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea via count-out Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & SD Jones defeated Super Destroyer, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna

WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – October 16, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King Spiros Arion defeated Sylvano Sousa Crusher Blackwell & Super Destroyer defeated Jim Ray & Dave Darrow Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham & Victor Rivera via count-out

WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – October 16, 1978 Johnny Rodz vs. Jim Ray Peter Maivia vs. Stan Stasiak Crusher Blackwell vs. SD Jones WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko Dino Bravo vs. Luke Graham

WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – October 17, 1978 Jim Ray defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Stan Stasiak) via disqualification Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a draw Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Luke Graham via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia

WWWF @ 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 (sub. for Victor Rivera) Ivan Koloff (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) defeated Dino Bravo via count-out

WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – October 18, 1978 Moose Monroe defeated Dave Darrow Frank Williams defeated Sylvano Sousa Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow via forfeit

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Audtorium – October 19, 1978 SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Crusher Blackwell & Luke Graham to a double disqualification Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 20, 1978 Frank Williams defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification Victor Rivera defeated Joe Crugnale Tony Russo defeated Steve King Sylvano Sousa fought Frank Williams to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia

WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – October 20, 1978 Dino Bravo defeated Johnny Rodz Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Altimore Spiros 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 at 8:50 after stopping Scicluna from using a weapon Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo at 10:05 SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe at 8:40 with a headbutt Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification when the champion tossed the referee from the ring Stan Stasiak pinned Jim Ray at 8:05 with the heart punch Crusher Blackwell pinned Larry Zbyszko at 5:20 with a powerslam Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea (sub. for Ivan Putski) at 6:45 Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & Peter Maivia defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at the 19-minute mark

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 @ Jamestown, MD – October 22, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Davey O’Hannon WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia Mark Tendler defeated Tony Altimore Crusher Blackwell, Spiros Arion, & Luke Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 23, 1978 (announced at 22,000)Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; included Howard Finkel promoting the weekly WWWF TV airing in the New York City market; featured McMahon hosting an in-ring presentation where Gorilla Monsoon presented a check to the President of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of $17,005.89 which had been raised by the WWWF; included an in-ring segment in which Finkel promoted the Nov. 20 show with Luke Graham vs. Mike Paidousis, Tony Russo vs. Roddy Piper, Spiros Arion vs. SD Jones, Victor Rivera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci vs. Crusher Blackwell, WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Ivan Koloff vs. Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dino Bravo, WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Peter Maivia, and Ernie Ladd vs. Andre the Giant; following the announcements, McMahon said the show would not air on TV and could only be seen live: Johnny Rodz pinned Del Adams (Jim Ray) at 9:39 with a double underhook suplex after Adams missed a running shoulderblock into the turnbuckle Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw; the match ended just after Jones kicked out of a pin attempt; after the contest, the two continued to fight before the referee intervened WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Eric pinned Strongbow with a boot to the chest at 3:57; Maivia was booed upon his entrance to the ring; Strongbow and Maivia argued throughout the contest; Maivia was never legally in the match and there was no physicality until Maivia attacked his partner and left ringside Crusher Blackwell pinned Tony Russo with a bodyslam and splash off the bottom rope at 4:39 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ernie Ladd with the atomic drop at 17:24 after the challenger failed a splash; prior to the bout, the champion was escorted ringside by Arnold Skaaland while Ladd was escorted by the Grand Wizard Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 6:12 after Arion ignored the referee’s instructions to stop ramming Zbyszko’s head into the turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham when the referee stopped the match due to Graham bleeding from the face at 12:19 after repeated punches and kicks to the head from Sammartino; late in the match, Sammartino went to cover Graham but sat up at 2, opting to continue to punish his opponent instead of gain the pinfall (Sammartino’s MSG return after a 14-month absence) Ivan Koloff pinned Tony Garea at 2:39 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:11 after kicking off the turnbuckle and falling back on DeNucci as DeNucci attempted a full nelson Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 3:46 with a dropkick that sent Graham into the corner after Graham thought he won the match

WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School Gym – October 24, 1978 Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Danbury, CT – October 24, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Luke Graham defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out

WWWF @ Coventry, RI – High School Gym – October 25, 1978 Sylvano Sousa vs. Tony Russo SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna Crusher Blackwell vs. Dave Darrow Dominic DeNucci vs. Ivan Koloff Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion

WWWF @ Racine, PA – October 25, 1978 Crusher Blackwell & Spiros Arion defeated Tony Altimore & Dave Darrow Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones defeated Dewey Robertson & Billy Red Lyons via count-out Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Jim Ray defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Tony Russo

WWWF @ Concord, NH – High School Gym – October 25, 1978 Johnny Rodz vs. Jim Ray Victor Rivera vs. Frank Williams Stan Stasiak vs. Larry Zbyszko Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Tony Garea vs. Luke Graham & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – October 26, 1978 Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna SD Jones defeated Tony Russo WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow after Maivia turned on his partner Crusher Blackwell pinned Larry Zbyszko Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out

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 Ave. 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 Frank 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 Tony Russo defeated Steve King Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Power Memorial High School – October 28, 1978 Jim Ray defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Mark Tendler defeated Moose Monroe Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo via count-out

Orlando, FL – October 29, 1978 (matinee) 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

Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – October 29, 1978 Dusty Rhodes & Killer Karl Kox vs. Pak Song & Bobby Duncum (w/ Sonny King) (Lights Out match) WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jack Brisco via disqualification NWA World Champion Harley Race vs. Wahoo McDaniel Included 4 other matches

WWWF @ Connellsville, PA – October 29, 1978 (matinee) Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dewey Robertson via count-out Jim Ray defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz Spiros Arion defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification

WWWF @ Landisville, PA – October 29, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Johnny Rodz Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea via count-out Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Victor Rivera via count-out

WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – October 30, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones & Jim Ray Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack pinned Dominic DeNucci Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 31, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:Final taping from Philadelphia11/4/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino providing guest commentary: Dino Bravo defeated Mark Pole WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Peter Maivia defeated Fireball Robinson Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Cooper Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Billy Coleman11/11/78: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Bob Culter Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack to a double disqualification SD Jones defeated Mark Pole Luke Graham defeated Steve Cooper Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Sabu Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated Davey O’Hannon & Steve King11/18/78: Peter Maivia pinned SD Jones Crusher Blackwell defeated Steve King Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification Ivan Koloff defeated Fireball RobinsonDark match after the taping: Peter Maivia pinned Tony Garea

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 1, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:11/4/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino’s debut as commentator on the show, alongside Vince McMahon; included McMahon interviewing Freddie Blassie, Spiros Arion, & Victor Rivera at ringside: SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 10-minute time-limit draw Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O’Hannon at 7:38 when Bravo pinned Estrada following an airplane spin Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 5:09 when all four wrestlers were brawling in the ring Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission at 1:52 with a half crab Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Tony Russo at 5:25 with a double tomahawk chop11/11/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: Tony Garea fought Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a double count-out at 7:26 when both men were brawling on the floor; Garea cleared Graham from the ring after the bout Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Cooper at 3:45 after dropping him throat first on the top rope; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Maivia at ringside, with Blassie saying Maivia had been used by WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund and Arnold Skaaland, which is why Maivia did what he did to them Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fireball Robinson via submission at 4:36 with a modified figure-4 Dino Bravo pinned BB Coleman at 5:15 with an airplane spin WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Larry Zbyszko at 5:14 when Pierre pinned Jones after Jones missed an elbowsmash in the corner when Pierre moved out of the way11/18/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Ernie Ladd vs. Fred Marzino match from the 9/9/78 Championship Wrestling: Larry Zbyszko pinned Bob Culter at 4:39 with a crucifix Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve Cooper & Fireball Robinson at 5:21 in a handicap match by pinning both men after slamming both men and hitting a legdrop on Robinson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blackwell & Wizard at ringside with Blackwell issuing a $5,000 open challenge for anyone who can slam him Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 4:58 Chief Jay Strongbow, Dino Bravo, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe, Luke Graham, & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:20 when Bravo pinned MonroeDark match: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Spiros Arion at 8:49 in a non-title match

WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ – High School Gym – November 2, 1978 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Russo & Baron Mikel Scicluna Luke Graham defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia defeated Tony Garea Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Gloversville, NY – November 3, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia after Maivia turned on his partner Ivan Koloff defeated Dominic DeNucci Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a draw Steve King defeated Frank Williams

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 3, 1978 Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification Frank Rodriguez defeated Sylvano Sousa SD Jones defeated Luke Graham via disqualification Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell via disqualification; Tony Garea was the guest referee for the bout Spiros Arion fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw

WWWF @ Torrington, CT – High School – November 4, 1978 Arnold Skaaland defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks fought Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 4, 1978 (matinee) Johnny Rodz defeated Joe Crugnale Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo via disqualification Sylvano Sousa defeated Frank 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 Maivia walked out of the contest; that morning on television, Maivia attacked Arnold Skaaland Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out

WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – November 4, 1978 Steve King defeated Frank Rodriguez Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham

JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – November 5, 1978 (3,847) Don Kernodle defeated Charlie Fulton Bryan St. John defeated Joe Furr Abe Jacobs defeated Mr. X #2 Skip Young defeated Chris Tolos Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet & Rudy Kay WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera via disqualification in a non-title match Ricky Steamboat & Paul Jones defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – NWA US Champion Ric Flair & Big John Studd to win the titles when Steamboat pinned Flair with a suplex

WWWF @ Shirley, NY – Arena – November 6, 1978 Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification Tony Garea defeated Tony Altimore Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham

WWWF @ Rochester, NH – November 7, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Maivia turned on his partner Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out

WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 8, 1978 Frank Williams fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw Peter Maivia pinned Jack Savage (sub. for Stan Stasiak) Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Flemington, NJ – November 8, 1978 Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luke Graham Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 9, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Sylvano Sousa Tony Russo defeated Joe Crugnale Victor Rivera defeated Steve King SD Jones defeated Luke Graham via disqualification Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion to a draw Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a no contest

WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – November 9, 1978 Johnny Rodz pinned Dave Darrow at 13:24 Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci at 19:04 with a splash Frank Williams defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Stan Stasiak) via disqualification at 9:43 WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 17:43 when Zbyszko was counted out after colliding with Eric and falling out of the ring WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 28:43

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 10, 1978 Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea via count-out Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow Spiros Arion defeated Joe Crugnale Ivan Koloff fought Dino Bravo to a double count-out

WWWF @ Fairfield, CT – November 10, 1978 Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams Sylvano Sousa defeated Steve Cooper Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 11, 1978 (matinee) Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pinky Larsen (sub. for Dino Bravo) Spiros Arion (sub. for Ivan Koloff) defeated Larry Zbyszko Dino Bravo (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) & Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification Spiros Arion & Crusher Blackwell defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow when Maivia turned on his partner Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon via disqualification Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Stan Stasiak)

WWWF @ Bergenfield, NJ – High School – November 11, 1978 Steve King fought Pete Reeves to a draw Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification Davey O’Hannon defeated Tony Russo Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification after Graham hit the referee

WWWF @ New Haven, CT – November 12, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) via count-out Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out; Dino Bravo was the guest referee

WWWF @ Racine, PA – November 13, 1978 Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Crusher Blackwell fought Tony Garea to a double count-out Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification

WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – November 14, 1978 Jose Estrada defeated Tony Russo Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Peter Maivia defeated Davey O’Hannon Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a draw WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out

– 11/15/78: WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg passed away at the age of 77.

WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – OLPH High School – November 15, 1978 Johnny Rodz fought Tony Russo to a no contest Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 10:29 with a splash Ivan Koloff pinned Tony Garea at 19:20 after the momentum of a crossbody by Garea put Koloff on top with Koloff also grabbing the tights for leverage Spiros Arion pinned Larry Zbyszko at 10:42 after ramming Zbyszko into the turnbuckle Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Eric the Lumberjack & Jose Estrada (sub. for Pierre) at 16:09 when DeNucci pinned Estrada with an airplane spin

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – November 16, 1978 SD Jones defeated Crusher Blackwell Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Dominic DeNucci fought Victor Rivera to a draw Peter Maivia fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out

WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – November 17, 1978 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore at 9:48 Mark Tendler defeated Moose Monroe at 8:56 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo via disqualification at 8:31 Victor Rivera fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon at 4:36 when Eric pinned Jones Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko at 6:58 Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:55 Andre the Giant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 13:47

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 17, 1978 Pete Doherty fought Sylvano Sousa to a draw Dave Darrow fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw Jose Estrada defeated Joe Crugnale Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 18, 1978 (15,249)Televised on the PRISM Network: SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Altimore at 5:13 Luke Graham pinned Tony Russo at 4:46 with a thumb to the throat Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 4:45 Ivan Koloff pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:36 with a kneedrop off the top WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Crusher Blackwell at 14:58 with the atomic kneedrop 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 Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre’s team won via disqualification after Andre was triple teamed, fall #2: Andre pinned Pierre

Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – November 19, 1978 #Dewey Robertson defeated Kim Chang at 4:16 Steve Bolos pinned Joe Marcus at 10:47 Johnny Weaver defeated Steve Muslim at 10:28 via submission with a sleeper Jay Youngblood defeated Geoff Portz at 10:37 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Dino Bravo defeated Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson via disqualification Tony Atlas defeated Ken Patera at 24:44 NWA U.S. Champion Ric Flair pinned Ricky Steamboat at 37:24 even though Steamboat’s foot was on the rope during the cover

WWWF @ New Milford, CT – November 19, 1978 SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz Crusher Blackwell defeated Larry Zbyszko Victor Rivera fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw Tony Garea defeated Luke Graham via disqualification Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 20, 1978This card was not televised Jose Estrada (sub. for Roddy Piper) pinned Tony Russo at 9:48 with a legdrop Luke Graham pinned Mike Paidousis at 11:15 after using a foreign object WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:26; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Lumberjack Pierre at 11:20 with a roll over; fall #2: Lumberjack Eric pinned Garea at 7:39 with a running knee; fall #3: Koloff pinned Zbyszko at 4:27 with a kneedrop off the top Spiros Arion pinned SD Jones at 5:31 with a boot to the chest Dino Bravo fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification at 12:11 after both men shoved the referee down Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 9:18 after the champion received a headbutt on the floor Andre the Giant pinned Ernie Ladd at 7:45 with a splash after Ladd failed a powerslam attempt Crusher Blackwell pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:16 with a splash from the bottom turnbuckle Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a curfew draw

WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – November 21, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:First taping from Allentown11/25/78: Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Paidousis WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & SD Jones via disqualification Peter Maivia defeated Frank Williams Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mark Masters & Baron Mikel Scicluna12/2/78 – Bruno Sammartino did guest commentary for the show; included the Ernie Ladd / Charlie Brown match from the 9/30/78 Championship Wrestling; included a feature on NWA World Champion Harley Race, where he was interviewed while footage of him was shown wrestling in Georgia and other territories: Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 7:14 Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 9:21 when Garea pinned Eric after the champions collided in the ring; after the match, Albano fired his team for losing the championship (Tag Team Champions) Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dave Darrow via submission with the spinning toe hold at 4:20 Ivan Putski pinned Mark Pole with the Polish Hammer at 2:09; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in the arena regarding their title win12/9/78 – included the Ernie Ladd / SD Jones match from the 9/23/78 Championship Wrestling: Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Rodriguez in a handicap match at 5:38 when Rodriguez submitted to a bearhug Ivan Koloff defeated Frank 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 PutskiDark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks via count-out

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 22, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:11/25/78 – featured Gary Michael Cappetta’s first appearance as the ring announcer for All Star Wrestling; hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Peter Maivia & Freddie Blassie at ringside; included the Ernie Ladd vs. Stan Lavdas match from the 9/16/78 Championship Wrestling; included the WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich match from 6/16/75 MSG show: SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 5:29 with a headbutt Mike Paidousis pinned Mark Masters at 5:38 with a backdrop and kneedrop Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) via disqualification at 7:05 when Graham refused to stop beating on Bravo in the corner12/2/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Dino Bravo at ringside; included an Ernie Ladd vs. Francisco Flores match from a late 1975 / early 1976 Championship Wrestling show: Moose Monroe & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones & Dave Darrow at 9:02 when Scicluna pinned Darrow with a kneedrop to the chest Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:48 with a kneedrop off the top Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Mike Paidousis at 5:15 with a headbutt WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) at 7:49 in a non-title match with the atomic kneedrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Backlund at ringside12/9/78 – included the WWWF Tag Team Champions Yukon Lumberjacks vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko match from the 12/2/78 Championship Wrestling: Tony Russo pinned Joe Hedges Steve King pinned the Great SabuDark matches: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out at 17:19 SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 15-minute time limit draw Peter Maivia & Luke Graham defeated Dino Bravo & SD Jones at 12:54 when Maivia pinned Jones hooking the tights for leverage

WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – November 22, 1978 Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw Frank Rodriguez defeated Joe Crespo Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out Andre the Giant defeated Crusher Blackwell WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Yukon Lumberjacks

WWWF @ Londonderry, NH – November 23, 1978 (matinee) Tony Russo defeated SD Jones via disqualification Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa Frank Williams fought Dave Darrow to a draw Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea via count-out Victor Rivera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out

WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Coliseum – November 23, 1978 Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Andre the Giant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 24, 1978 Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa Tony Altimore defeated Joe Crugnale Tony Russo fought Pete Doherty to a draw Mike Paidousis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Ivan Koloff (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)

WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 24, 1978 Luke Graham defeated Moose Monroe Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Johnny Rodz defeated Frank 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 (10,500) Gypsy Rodriguez fought Mike Paidousis to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) Crusher Blackwell defeated SD Jones Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 31:57 Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea to a draw Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 3:30 Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham)

WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – November 26, 1978 SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Luke Graham defeated Dave Darrow Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa Crusher Blackwell, Spiros Arion, & Victor Rivera defeated Larry Zbyszko, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Dominic DeNucci via count-out Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham

WWWF @ Hillside, NJ – Hillside High School Gymnasium – November 27, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Crusher Blackwell who worked the main event instead) Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci Dino Bravo fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)

WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – November 28, 1978 Mike Paidousis defeated Tony Altimore Victor Rivera defeated Jose Estrada SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz (sub. for Luke Graham) to a draw Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Luke Graham (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out

WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – November 28, 1978 Tony Russo defeated Steve King Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams Tony Garea defeated Crusher Blackwell Larry Zbyszko defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 29, 1978 Frank Williams fought Moose Monroe to a 20-minute time-limit draw Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:20 Crusher Blackwell fought Larry Zbyszko to a 25-minute time-limit draw; the match originally went to the 20-minute time-limit but five more minutes were granted WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification at 21:10 Dave Darrow pinned Tony Russo at 9:10 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 6:08 when Arion hit the referee as he was caught in a sleeper

WWWF @ Bronx, NY – November 29, 1978 Jose Estrada fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham Ivan Koloff defeated Dino Bravo via count-out Tony Altimore & Pierre defeated Johnny Rodz & Mike Paidousis

WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – 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 @ Cedar Grove, NJ – December 1, 1978 Davey O’Hannon defeated Luke Graham via disqualification Tony Russo fought Pete Reeves to a draw Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Ivan Koloff & Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 1, 1978 Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow Victor Rivera defeated Mike Paidousis Crusher Blackwell defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko via disqualification SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea via count-out

WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 2, 1978 (7,200) Johnny Rodz fought Dave Darrow to a 20-minute time-limit draw Tony Russo pinned Mike Paidousis (sub. for Peter Maivia) at 7:03 Victor Rivera pinned Dominic DeNucci with his feet on the ropes at 11:31 Peter Maivia (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) fought WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund to a double disqualification at 19:27 Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 6:37 Crusher Blackwell pinned SD Jones at 14:13 Dusty Rhodes fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out at 12:47 Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:57 Dino Bravo pinned Luke Graham at 3:01

WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 4, 1978 (6,850) Tony Russo defeated Sylvano Sousa at 11:10 Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:40 Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via disqualification at 10:20 Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones at 11:40 Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Paidousis at 11:30 Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack at 15:20 after Andre slammed Blackwell Peter Maivia pinned Chief Jay Strongbow with his feet on the ropes at 6:15 Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty at 10:04 WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff in a Texas Death match at 16:30

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 Crusher Blackwell defeated Jose Estrada Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 8, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Russo Pierre the Lumberjack defeated SD Jones WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out Crusher Blackwell defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Flanders, NJ – Mt. Olive High School – December 9, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams Davey O’Hannon defeated Tony Russo Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification

WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – December 9, 1978 Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Steve King Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Bakersfield, PA – December 10, 1978 Dave Darrow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Bill Berger fought Ted Adams to a double disqualification Johnny Rodz defeated Billy Red Lyons SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack)

WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 11, 1978 Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Spiros Arion defeated Dino Bravo at 12:27 Dominic DeNucci defeated Crusher Blackwell at 14:06 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Victor Rivera (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 15:47 Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 8:04 Ivan Putski fought George Steele to a double disqualification at 5:46 Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 17:13

WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – December 12, 1978Championship Wrestling taping:Dark matches: Dino Bravo fought Spiros Arion to a draw Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated Mike Paidousis & Davey O’Hannon; this bout was originally taped to air on the 12/23 show but ended up not airing SD Jones defeated Mark Pole12/16/78 – 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 & Frank 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 suplex12/23/78 – 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 Frank Williams at 4:39 with a back suplex and an elbow drop12/30/78: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Pete Reeves Steve Travis defeated Mark Pole Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Koloff, Victor Rivera, & Spiros Arion to a drawDark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 13, 1978All Star Wrestling taping:12/16/78: Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe at 3:16 with the Polish Hammer Johnny & Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Davey O’Hannon & Steve King at 3:22 when King was pinned Steve Travis pinned Tony Russo at 6:24 Greg Valentine pinned Mike Paidousis at 7:07 with an elbow drop WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:5312/23/78: Spiros Arion fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 2:32 with the Polish Hammer Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 2:53 after dropping Williams throat-first across the top rope Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:57 Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 7:18 when Albano and Tony Garea both interfered; Zbyszko brought Garea to ringside mid-way through the bout after Albano interfered in the match; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Zbyszko & Garea at ringside12/30/78: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Mike Paidousis at 5:59 when Johnny pinned Paidousis Greg Valentine pinned Steve King at 3:36 Peter Maivia defeated Gypsy Rodriguez & the Great Sabu in a handicap match at 4:26 Ivan Koloff pinned Fred Marzino at 2:44; Marzino was carried out by Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko after the bout WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:25Dark match after the taping: Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out when Strongbow was beating up Blassie on the floor

Osaka, Japan – Prefectual Gym –December 14, 1978 Masanobu Kurisu defeated Akira Maeda via submission with an arm lock Makoto Arakawa pinned Shoji Kai Osamu Kido & George Takano d Haruka Eigen,Kuniaki Kobayashi when Kido p Kobayashi Kantaro Hoshino defeated Thunder Sugiyama via disqualification Hiro Matsuda pinned Strong Kobayashi WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu defeated Umanosuke Ueda & Ryuma Go in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fujinami pinned Go; fall #2: Go pinned Choshu; fall #3: Choshu defeated Ueda via disqualification Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Masa Saito via disqualification WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki via count-out at 21:12; only Backlund’s title was on the line

WWWF @ Manville, NJ – December 14, 1978 Davey O’Hannon defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a draw Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out Dino Bravo defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification

WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – December 14, 1978 Included Peter Maivia, Pierre the Lumberjack, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, SD Jones, Crusher Blackwell, and Chief Jay Strongbow

WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – December 15, 1978 Tony Altimore pinned Joe Abby at 5:47 Peter Maivia pinned Dominic DeNucci at 20:30 Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:35 Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 15:35 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a double count-out at 10:20 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) at 19:50 when Zbyszko pinned Pierre

WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 15, 1978 Tito Torres vs. Bull Molina Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow (sub. for Steve King) Mike Paidousis defeated Jose Estrada Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones Crusher Blackwell defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ Altoona, PA – December 16, 1978 Mike Mihalko defeated the Red Demon via disqualification Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore Dominic DeNucci fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a draw Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny DeFazio Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 16, 1978Televised 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 Frank 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 Mike Paidousis defeated Jose Estrada Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Moose Monroe defeated Dave Darrow Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw Frank Williams, Pete Doherty, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera, Spiros Arion, Crusher Blackwell, & Pierre the Lumberjack in an elimination match Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out

WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 18, 1978Televised 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion 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 fought Tito Torres to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Mark Pole (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Leilani Kai & Kitty Adams Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Brown (sub. for Spiros Arion)

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 WWWF Tag Team Champion 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 the Yukon Lumberjacks) at 9:00 when Andre pinned Blackwell with a splash

WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – December 27, 1978 Jose Estrada fought Moose Monroe to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Crusher Blackwell) defeated Tony Altimore Peter Maivia pinned Tony Garea Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones Dino Bravo & Andre the Giant defeated Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack

WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Notre Dame Hall – December 27, 1978 Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Rodriguez Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna

WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – December 28, 1978 Tito Torres defeated Bull Molina Steve King pinned Tony Russo WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in a steel cage match Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin

WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – December 28, 1978 Paul Mauret fought Paul Figueroa to a draw Davey O’Hannon defeated Frank Rodriguez WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Crusher Blackwell (sub. for Spiros Arion) Pete Reeves defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo defeated Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Eric the Lumberjack) & Pierre the Lumberjack

WWWF @ Webster, MA – December 28, 1978 Dave Darrow fought Frank Williams to a draw SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa Johnny Rodz fought Mike Paidousis to a draw Stan Stasiak pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification

WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – December 29, 1978Frank 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 Paidousis Pierre the Lumberjack vs. Frank Williams Andre the Giant vs. Crusher Blackwell

WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 30, 1978 SD Jones defeated Tony Russo at 10:04 Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai & Judy 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion 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 WWWF Tag Team Champion 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