Showdown at Shea
Showdown at Shea was the name given to three professional wrestling events presented by the World Wide Wrestling Federation at Flushing, New York's Shea Stadium. The events were held in 1972, 1976, and 1980.[1]
Event results
1972
| Showdown At Shea 1972 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | World Wide Wrestling Federation |
| Date | September 30, 1972[2] |
| City | Flushing, New York |
| Venue | Shea Stadium |
| Attendance | 22,508[2] |
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | Times | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Beaver and Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams and Sonny Boy Hayes | Tag team match | 08:25[2] | ||||
| 2 | El Olimpico defeated Chuck O'Connor by disqualification | Singles match | 05:15[2] | ||||
| 3 | Jack Brisco defeated Mr. Fuji | Singles match | 14:07[2] | ||||
| 4 | Gorilla Monsoon defeated Ernie Ladd via referee's decision after they fought to a time-limit draw | Singles match | 20:00[2] | ||||
| 5 | Chief Jay Strongbow and Sonny King defeated Lou Albano and The Spoiler | Tag team match | 04:28[2] | ||||
| 6 | The Fabulous Moolah (c) defeated Debbie Johnson | Singles match for the World Women's Championship | 07:27[2] | ||||
| 7 | Pedro Morales (c) fought Bruno Sammartino to a curfew draw | Singles match for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | 75:05[2] | ||||
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- during the main event George Steele came to Ringside
1976
| Showdown at Shea 1976 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | World Wide Wrestling Federation |
| Date | June 25, 1976[3] |
| City | Flushing, New York |
| Venue | Shea Stadium |
| Attendance | 32,000[3] |
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | Times | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna | Singles match | 07:58[3] | ||||
| 2 | José Gonzáles and Kevin Sullivan fought to a time-limit draw | Singles match | 20:00[3] | ||||
| 3 | Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf (c) defeated The Executioners (#1 and #2) | Two out of three falls tag team match for the WWWF World Tag Team Championship | — | ||||
| 4 | André the Giant defeated Chuck Wepner by countout | Boxer vs. wrestler match | 01:17 of round 3[3] | ||||
| 5 | Bruno Sammartino (c) defeated Stan Hansen by countout | Singles match for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | 10:19[3] | ||||
| 6 | Antonio Inoki and Muhammad Ali fought to a draw | Boxer vs. wrestler match; shown to the stadium crowd via closed-circuit television from Tokyo, Japan | — | ||||
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1980
| Showdown at Shea 1980 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation |
| Date | August 9, 1980[4] |
| City | Flushing, New York |
| Venue | Shea Stadium |
| Attendance | 36,295[4] |
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet | Singles match | 08:28[4] | ||
| 2 | Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz | Singles match | 04:47[4] | ||
| 3 | Angel Marvilla defeated Jose Estrada | Singles match | 07:26[4] | ||
| 4 | The Fabulous Moolah and Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy and Peggy Lee | Tag team match | 06:03[4] | ||
| 5 | Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna | Singles match | 05:56[4] | ||
| 6 | Greg Gagne defeated Rick McGraw | Singles match | 14:33[4] | ||
| 7 | Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata by disqualification | Singles match | 02:09[4] | ||
| 8 | Tatsumi Fujinami (c) defeated Chavo Guerrero | Singles match for the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship | 10:28[4] | ||
| 9 | Antonio Inoki defeated Larry Sharpe | Singles match for the WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship | 08:52[4] | ||
| 10 | André the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan | Singles match | 07:48[4] | ||
| 11 | Tony Atlas defeated Ken Patera (c) by countout | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 08:13[4] | ||
| 12 | Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales defeated The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) (c) 2-0 | Two out of three falls tag team match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship | 13:06[4] | ||
| 13 | Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko | Steel cage match | 13:59[4] | ||
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See also
References
- ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cawthon, Graham (2013). The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1963–1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-4928-2597-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cawthon, Graham (2013). The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1963–1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4928-2597-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Cawthon, Graham (2013). The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1963–1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-4928-2597-5.