Manhattan, New York: January 29, 1968 (Madison Square Garden) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. Professor Toru Tanaka … Angelo Savoldi b. Wes Hutchins (10:28) … Earl Maynard b. Johnny Rodz (7:36) … Bull Ramos b. Antonio Pugliese (12:35) … Louis Cerdan b. Mario Frataroli (10:07) (Cerdan was a substutite for The Sheik) … Dominic DeNucci b. Smasher Sloan (9:51) (DeNucci was a substitute for The Kentucky Butcher (John Quinn)) … Edouard Carpentier and Hans Mortimer (Mortier) drew … Miguel Perez and Victor Rivera b. Gil “Guillotine” Gordon and Luke Graham … (promoter: Vincent McMahon) … (14,130 fans in attendance) … (gate: $42,875.10) Notes: The final show at the Eighth Avenue Arena. The New York Times reported that the World Wide Wrestling Federation had its office in Newark. Manhattan, New York: Monday, December 9, 1968 (“New” Madison Square Garden) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. The Sheik (9:58) … Johnny Rodz b. Larry Solomon (8:09) … Carlos Colon b. Lou Albano (8:59) … Tony Altimore b. Pedro Sanchez (11:27) … Baron Scicluna b. Chuck Adcox (9:40) … Dominic DeNucci b. Bull Ramos (9:46) … Spyros Arion b. Virgil Bucher (9:15) … Killer Kowalski b. Antonio Pugliese (11:34) … Haystack Calhoun and Gorilla Monsoon wrestled to a double countout (8:21) … Victor Rivera b. Rocky Fitzpatrick (10:18) … (promoter: Vincent McMahon) Research by Tim Hornbaker November 26, 2010 |
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