Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Mr. X Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification, WWF @ New York City, NY Madison Square Garden July 2, 1979 Steve Travis & Rick McGraw defeated Pete Mitchell & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:57 when McGraw pinned Mitchell following an airplane spin 8/25/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant, WWF @ Portland, ME Civic Center July 24, 1979 (3,400) Allen Coage defeated Pete Doherty for Chief Jay Strongbow) fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant Dewey Robertson defeated Al Costello at 8:09 Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams (sub. Also included Dominic DeNucci, Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant, WWF @ Newburgh, NY Stewart Airport September 21, 1979 Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis, WWWF @ Vineland, NJ High School Gym March 9, 1979 Originally produced under the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) banner, Championship Wrestling featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rivera with an elbow drop at 4:47 following a suplex Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out in an Indian Strap Match at 10:28 Allen Coage defeated Steve King Greg Valentine defeated Tony Russo Moose Monroe defeated Steve King for Fred Curry) Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Bull Molina & Pete Reeves Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dan Patrick via submission with a backbreaker at 2:33 Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at 3:42 with a modified cradle Rufus R. Jones & Cocoa Samoa defeated the Scorpion & the Destroyer at 12:31 Pat Patterson pinned Frank Williams with the Bombs Away Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 2:45 with a small package as Scicluna attempted a backdrop Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore at 16:20 Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Lou Albano) to win the titles at 6:08 when Jay pinned Saito with a Thesz Press; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the new champions at ringside (Tag Team Champions) Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Agricultural Hall. Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant (sub. Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ed Tarzan via submission at 1:40 with a bearhug WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bulldog Brower at 15:33 with the atomic kneedrop Dark match: Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John at 5:05 when Moolah pinned Grable Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:35 with a backslide Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King Mark Tendler defeated Steve King Lou Albano from the 10/20/79 All Star Wrestling: Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via KO, WWF @ Albany, NY October 19, 1979 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the sleeper at 7:10 WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty & Moose Monroe at 6:28 when Santana pinned Doherty with a flying bodypress off the top 10/9/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Ray Stevens & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers Corner, where Stevens challenged Snuka to a match on television: Ivan Putski & Steve Travis defeated Bad News Allen Coage & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:54 when Travis pinned Scicluna with a sunset flip Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci Victor Rivera pinned Tito Torres at 1:47 Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out The Red Demon pinned BB Coleman WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Doherty at 8:01 when Putski pinned Doherty with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the champions at ringside Mike Hall defeated Frank Williams Periodismo Informativo. Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart with the claw; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Mulligan & Blassie at ringside, where Mulligan said he was the only man who could beat Andre the Giant Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz For the video game, see, Last edited on 20 December 2022, at 00:37, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWF_Championship_Wrestling&oldid=1128411567, Vince McMahon and "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino (19841986) (, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 00:37. Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada at 5:22 The Columbian Jaguar defeated Marc Pole WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Steve Travis, WWF @ Albany, NY Washington Ave. Armory July 6, 1979 Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification at 6:53 when Valiant punched the referee after Putski caught him in a bearhug 3/20/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a reairing of the Ivan Putski vs. Jerry Johnson match from the 1/30/82 Championship Wrestling: Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant at 4:43 Hussein Arab defeated Mike Hall Bulldog Brower pinned Steve Travis Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada at 3:49 Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:02 with a small package WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Frank Williams & Bob Bradley at 2:50 when Bradley submitted to Jays sleeper Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle at 2:28 Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe at 4:45 with a powerslam Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea via count-out at 30:14, WWWF @ Baltimore, MD Civic Center March 10, 1979 Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe (sub. Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones with a piledriver at 2:11 Lou Albano when the match was stopped due to blood, WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center March 22, 1979 Butch Cassidy defeated Tiny Thumb Salvatore Bellomo pinned Sammy Sanders with a splash at 3:07 5/22/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko Included Ted Dibiase, the Valiant Brothers, and WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, WWF @ Providence, RI Civic Center December 8, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:59 with the Polish Hammer Enter an address in the text field above and try again. WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant vs. Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower & Capt. Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Fury at 3:42 with the heart punch Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:15 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Snuka flipped over the stretcher that Brown was being carried out on Baron Mikel Scicluna & Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:21 Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Jose Estrada at 3:26 Hussein Arab fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez at 8:10 Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification Tito Santana pinned Mark Pole at 2:17 with a powerslam and a legdrop Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera Billy Red Lyons fought Jim Grabmire to a 20-minute time-limit draw Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson, WWF @ Bayside, NY Incarnation Church Auditorium December 2, 1979 Larry Zbyszko pinned Swede Hanson at 14:36 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ernie Ladd at 24:31 WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Frank Rodriguez at 1:53 with a powerslam Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 2:31 after ramming Kings head into his loaded boot; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arab & Blassie at ringside with Arab doing a demonstration with his Persian Clubs in the ring WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Fred Marzino Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis Andre the Giant defeated the Destroyer & Brute Bernard in a handicap match at 18:06 WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mike Hall at 3:38 with a powerslam and elbow drop (Dibiases debut) Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 17:04; prior to the bout, Capt. Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mike Hall at 2:58 (Santanas debut) NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Dusty Rhodes when the referee stopped the match at 13:18 after Rhodes began bleeding from the forehead and lost his vision to the point that he fell out of the ring; after the match, the fans chanted bullshit before Race hit Rhodes in the head with the title belt (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story) Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. 3 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Haystacks Calhoun Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada Included Fred Curry, Allen Coage, Larry Zbyszko, and Peter Maivia, WWF @ Nashua, NH Coliseum April 7, 1979 Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out, WWF @ Harrisburg, PA Zembo Mosque October 19, 1979 Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Ted Dibiase Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:49 Bobby Duncum pinned Steve King at 2:11 with a bulldog Johnny Rivera defeated Mr. X (sub. WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mac Rivera at 3:42 when Rivera submitted to Jays sleeper Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification, WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ Resorts International Steel Pier August 23, 1979 Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a 15-minute time-limit draw for Bulldog Brower), Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Garden June 24, 1979 Championship Wrestling taping: Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews with the Polish Hammer at 5:31 Ivan Putski pinned Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 3:20 WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum September 14, 1979 6/19/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: All Star Wrestling taping: WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz