WWF All American Wrestling

debut episode; featured Vince McMahon as the host; the episode focused on WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, with all matches joined in progress – vs. Superstar Billy Graham (2/20/78; Madison Square Garden), vs. Ken Patera (1/21/80; Madison Square Garden), vs. Adrian Adonis (3/20/82; Spectrum), vs. Jesse Ventura (3/14/82; Madison Square Garden), vs. Buddy Rose (8/30/82), vs. Swede Hanson (9/14/82; Allentown, PA), vs. Graham (12/28/82; Madison Square Garden), vs. Iron Mike Sharpe (4/30/83; Spectrum), and vs. Ivan Koloff (6/4/83; Spectrum); featured a clip from the Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco match from the 3/20/83 Madison Square Garden event; included a closing segment in which McMahon conducted a studio interview with Backlund

The episode focused on Andre the Giant; featured footage of Vince McMahon conducting an empty arena interview with Andre from 1979, where Andre stood on a box to make himself appear that much taller than McMahon; included the Andre vs. Big John Studd bodyslam challenge from the 2/26/83 Championship Wrestling: – Andre the Giant vs. Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 4:58 by pinning both at the same time after Rodz dived off the top and landed on his partner when Andre moved out of the way; moments earlier, Andre hit a boot to the face and a splash on Estrada (2/16/83; Hamburg, PA) – Rick McGraw & Andre the Giant vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the challengers won via disqualification (3/14/82; Madison Square Garden) Plus more...

WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Salvatore Bellomo

– Tito Santana vs. Mr. Fugi at 11:04 with a crossbody off the top (8/13/83; Philadelphia Spectrum) – The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow to win the titles at 5:52 when Sika vs. Jules after a double clothesline and a Samoan Drop (3/8/83; Allentown, PA) (Tag Team Champions) – Hulk Hogan, Jim Brunzell, & Greg Gagne vs. Ken Patera, Jesse Ventura, & Bobby Heenan when Hogan vs. Heenan with the legdrop (AWA – 3/13/83; St. Paul, MN) – The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Ray Coutu via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:49 (9/13/83; Allentown, PA) – North American Heavyweight Champion Butch Reed vs. Magnum TA with a clothesline (Mid-South – 7/27/83; Shreveport, LA)

– Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka vs. the Wild Samoans at 12:51 when Snuka vs. Sika with a splash off Andre’s shoulders following a boot to the face by Andre; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escored the Samoans to the ring while Buddy Rogers escorted Snuka & Andre (2/18/83; Madison Square Garden) (Andre the Giant VHS, Andre the Giant DVD) – Ron Bass vs. Ray Harris (Championship Wrestling from Florida) – Kevin Von Erich vs. Jimmy Garvin (WCCW) – Don Muraco vs. WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to win the title at 11:34 when the champion’s injured knee gave out as he attempted a slam, with Morales falling on top for the pin (Morales’ first pinfall loss at MSG in 18 years) (1/22/83; Madison Square Garden) (Best of the WWF Vol. 2, History of the Intercontinental Title) – The Invaders vs. ?

– The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Eddie Gilbert at 2:58 after two corkscrew neckbreakers; after the bout, Superstar hit a third neckbreaker on the floor; moments later, Gilbert was attended to by Dr. George Zahorian (9/18/83; Allentown, PA) – David Schultz vs. Buck Zumhoff with the tombstone (AWA – 8/28/83; St. Paul, MN) – Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Swede Hanson via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 9:44 (7/30/83; Madison Square Garden) Plus more...

– Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) vs. Buddy Rose (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 15:26 with the splash off the top (1/22/83; Madison Square Garden) – Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd in a $10,000 bodyslam match; after the bout, Andre threw the money out to the crowd until he was attacked by Studd (8/29/83; Los Angeles, CA) – Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Farmer Pete & Butch Cassidy at 3:02 when Hayes vs. Cassidy with a dropkick after Jackson accidentally dropkicked his partner (3/20/83; Madison Square Garden)

– Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. SD Jones at 8:41 with an enzuiguri (10/17/83; Madison Square Garden) – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. Mike Brown & Puppy Dog Peloquin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Brunzell vs. Brown after a dropkick; fall #2: Peloquin submitted to Gagne’s sleeper (AWA All Star Wrestling – aired 9/11/83; Minneapolis, MN) – WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:12 with a clothesline after breaking out of the sleeper (9/24/83; Philadelphia Spectrum) – Butch Reed vs. Jim Duggan with a running shoulderblock (Mid-South – 3/21/83; New Orleans, LA) – Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Bob Clement at the 59-second mark with a kneedrop off the top; after the match, Ivan went to the announcer’s table and requested Pat Patterson interview him; moments later, Patterson said American wrestlers were just as good as Koloff, with Koloff then hitting Patterson and Patterson chasing him backstage (9/14/83; Hamburg, PA)

– Tony Atlas vs. Killer Khan at 9:49 when Khan walked out of the match after sustaining a gorilla press slam (10/19/81; Madison Square Garden) – Southern Heavyweight Champion Mike Rotundo vs. Jim Haley (Championship Wrestling from Florida) – Tito Santana fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 20-minute time limit draw (10/17/83; Madison Square Garden) – The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Pete Sanchez with the swinging neckbreaker at 4:36 (8/3/83; Hamburg, PA) – NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs. Bill Howard & the Magic Dragon when Steamboat vs. Howard with the crossbody off the top (10/19/83; Shelby, NC)

– Mil Mascaras vs. Moondog King (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 8:14 with a crossbody off the top (4/6/81; Madison Square Garden) – Jimmy Snuka vs. Bob Bradley at 4:44 with a headbutt off the top (8/3/83; Hamburg, PA) – WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought the Invaders at 8:52 when both teams began brawling in the ring, with Albano entering the ring and being hit with a double dropkick from the Invaders (10/5/83; Hamburg, PA) – Rocky Johnson vs. Butcher Vachon following two dropkicks (10/5/83; Hamburg, PA) – The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Jeff Craney via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:15 (9/14/83; Hamburg, PA) – The Junkyard Dog vs. Boris Zhukov with a powerslam (Mid-South) – Kevin Von Erich vs. Buddy Roberts with a crossbody off the top (WCCW)

– WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Penny Mitchell at 6:06 (10/4/83; Allentown, PA) – Tony Garea vs. Iron Mike Sharpe (10/4/83; Allentown, PA)

– Chief Jay Strongbow fought Tiger Chung Lee to a 10-minute (10/26/83; Hamburg, PA) – The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Salvatore Bellomo at 6:20 with a gutwrench suplex (11/15/83; Allentown, PA)