39 min

Episode 27 - Bruno Sammartino vs. Don Leo Jonathan‪!‬ Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden

    • Wrestling

Tim Puttre and I review the first title defense for newly re-crowned champion, Bruno Sammartino at Madison Square Garden.
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monday night January 14, 1974 bell time 8:30 sellout crowd (22,147)
Butcher Brannigan defeated Mike Pappas at 11:15
Otto Von Heller defeated Tony Altimore at 9:55
Jose Gonzalez & Manuel Soto defeated Pancho Valdez & Joe Turco in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:40
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 9:41
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 4:00
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Don Leo Jonathon at 17:44
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Larry Hennig & Mike McCord in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:20
Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak at 14:45
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Tim Puttre and I review the first title defense for newly re-crowned champion, Bruno Sammartino at Madison Square Garden.
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monday night January 14, 1974 bell time 8:30 sellout crowd (22,147)
Butcher Brannigan defeated Mike Pappas at 11:15
Otto Von Heller defeated Tony Altimore at 9:55
Jose Gonzalez & Manuel Soto defeated Pancho Valdez & Joe Turco in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:40
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 9:41
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 4:00
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Don Leo Jonathon at 17:44
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Larry Hennig & Mike McCord in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:20
Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak at 14:45
JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE:
https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi
Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight
Follow John Arezzi Here:
https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi
https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight
https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories
Order a copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://a.co/d/4TXWVAv
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39 min