• 1982-01-02T05:00:00Z on Syndication
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WWF Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It aired from 1971 to August 30, 1986 and was the original television show of the WWF. Originally produced under the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) banner, Championship Wrestling featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. It was the flagship program of the WWWF/WWF's syndicated programming until it was replaced by Superstars of Wrestling in 1986.

52 episodes

Season Premiere

1982-01-02T05:00:00Z

12x01 WWF Championship Wrestling

Season Premiere

12x01 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-01-02T05:00:00Z1h

Ivan Putski vs. Johnny Rodz
Adrian Adonis vs. Barry Hart
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Steve King & Dominic DeNucci
SD Jones vs. Jeff Craney
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a double count-out at 4:21 after Valentine suplexed Morales on the concrete floor and then attempted to apply the figure-4 until Ivan Putski, Rick Martel, & Tony Garea made the save, who then carried Morales from ringside
Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. Jose Estrada & Ron Shaw
Tony Atlas vs. Tony Colon

12x02 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-01-09T05:00:00Z1h

Tony Atlas vs. Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Dominic DeNucci & Lee Wong
Jesse Ventura vs. Jeff Craney
Charlie Fulton vs. Barry Hart
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Victor Mercado via submission at 2:41 with the sleeper; after the bout, Adonis hit a piledriver on Mercado after taking his time to wake him up from the sleeper; as Mercado was then being carried out on a stretcher, Adonis flipped the stretcher over onto the arena floor
Rick Martel & Tony Garea vs. Jose Estrada & Pete Mitchell
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Jerry Johnson via submission at 3:09 with the figure-4

12x03 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-01-16T05:00:00Z1h

hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Hans Schroeder at 3:41 with a small package
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Charlie Brown at 3:48 via submission with the figure-4; prior to the bout, Wizard sprayed all around the ring with some kind of air freshner, and then later explained at the commentary table to Vince McMahon that he was spraying because of Pedro Morales odor left from the previous match, although how Wizard explained it was bleeped from television
Steve Travis vs. Pete Mitchell at 3:28
Dominic DeNucci fought Larry Sharpe to a double count-out at 3:11 when both men were brawling on the floor
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Tony Colon at 3:54 with a jumping kneedrop
Laurent Soucie vs. Jose Estrada at 8:44
Ivan Putski vs. Ron Shaw at 3:41 with the Polish Hammer

12x04 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-01-23T05:00:00Z1h

Steve Travis vs. Jose Estrada at 6:20
Adrian Adonis vs. Jeff Craney at 4:57
Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. Davey O’Hannon & Johnny Rodz at 7:52
Killer Khan vs. Jerry Johnson at 3:11
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Charlie Brown & Barry Hart at 4:37
Charlie Fulton vs. Victor Mercado at 3:49
Tony Atlas vs. Larry Dee at 3:28

12x05 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-01-30T05:00:00Z1h

Ivan Putski vs. Jerry Johnson with the Polish Hammer at 3:06
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Jeff Craney with the splash off the top at 2:58; after the bout, Craney was taken out on a stretcher (Snuka’s debut)
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Barry Hart via submission with the figure-4 at 2:36
Davey O’Hannon vs. Victor Mercado at 3:15 with a kneedrop off the top
Rick McGraw (w/ Arnold Skaaland) vs. Johnny Rodz at 7:28 with a small package (McGraw’s return from a broken neck)
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Mac Rivera at 1:25 with a powerslam and legdrop
Tony Atlas vs. the Executioner at 3:19 following three dropkicks and a splash
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Frank Williams via submission with the backbreaker at 2:55

12x06 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-02-06T05:00:00Z1h

Greg Valentine vs. Mac Rivera
Steve Travis vs. Tony Colon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Charlie Fulton
Larry Sharpe vs. Barry Hart
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. Davey O’Hannon & Jose Estrada
Rick McGraw vs. Jerry Johnson

1982-02-13T05:00:00Z

12x07 February 13, 1982

12x07 February 13, 1982

  • 1982-02-13T05:00:00Z1h

Georgia Championship Wrestling

12x08 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-02-20T05:00:00Z1h

Jesse Ventura vs. Kenny Thompson
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Victor Mercado at 2:53 with a shoulderbreaker (Orton’s debut)
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Barry Hart at 2:52 with the claw (Mulligan’s return after a 6-plus year absence)
Larry Sharpe vs. Charlie Brown
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Mac Rivera at 4:07 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Snuka & Albano at ringside
Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz when Martel vs. Rodz with a sunset flip
Tony Atlas vs. Pete Mitchell after picking up Mitchell in a gorilla press position and dropping him down across his knee

12x09 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-02-27T05:00:00Z1h

hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mac Rivera via submission at the 2-minute mark with the Boston Crab
The Black Demon (Charlie Fulton) pinnd Victor Mercado at 2:55 with a running neck-tie clothesline (Demon’s debut)
Ivan Putski vs. Johnny Rodz at 4:59 with the Polish Hammer
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Lee Wong
Steve Travis & Rick McGraw vs. Pete Mitchell & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:57 when McGraw vs. Mitchell following an airplane spin
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura vs. Charlie Brown & SD Jones
Greg Valentine vs. Kenny Thompson

12x10 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-03-06T05:00:00Z1h

van Putski vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Lee Wong
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Charlie Brown
Adrian Adonis vs. Barry Hart
Rick Martel fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji) to a double disqualification at 6:27 after Fuji came into the ring when Martel had the Boston Crab applied on Saito, with Tony Garea running in before Fuji could do anything; midway through the bout, Martel went back to the locker room and brought back Garea to be in his corner to oppose Fuji
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Victor Mercado at 2:06 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Mercado was taken out on a stretcher

12x11 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-03-13T05:00:00Z1h

Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defated Charlie Fulton & Duane Spirman at 7:50 when McGraw vs. Spirman following an airplane spin
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Terry Gunn at 3:36
Larry Sharpe vs. Jeff Craney at 2:50
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Frank Williams via submission at 6:13 with the sleeper
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Barry Hart at 4:25 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Hart was carried out on a stretcher
Pedro Morales vs. Mike Torres at 3:11
Jesse Ventura vs. Charlie Brown at 2:45

12x12 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-03-20T05:00:00Z1h

included a reairing of the Ivan Putski vs. Jerry Johnson match from the 1/30/82 Championship Wrestling:
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Jeff Craney & Victor Mercado in a handicap match at 3:25 when Mercado submitted to the claw; after the bout, Mulligan applied the hold to Craney and dropped him down onto Mercado; Pat Patterson then interviewed Mulligan & Blassie at ringside, where Patterson challenged Mulligan to crush apples that he had brought along with one hand, after Patterson said he had tried at home and couldn’t do it; Mulligan then easily crushed 3 apples but went away when Patterson asked to inspect his claw hand
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Terry Gunn via submission at 3:28 with the figure-4
SD Jones vs. Mike Torres at 2:31
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Mr Saito vs. Mac Rivera & Frank Williams at 5:10
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis vs. Baron Mikel
Plus more...

12x13 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-03-27T05:00:00Z1h

Adrian Adonis vs. Jeff Craney
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Charlie Fulton
Jose Estrada vs. Duane Spirman
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. SD Jones & Charlie Brown

12x14 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-04-03T05:00:00Z1h

featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Jesse Ventura & Freddie Blassie where Ventura discussed his recent loss in a posedown to Tony Atlas, saying it was the most biased thing he had ever been involved in and wishing there was some other way to show he was the superior man; Atlas then interrupted the interview and challenged Ventura to an arm wrestling contest, which Ventura accepted (2/16/82; Allentown, PA):
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Frank Williams with the claw at 2:50; a big red ‘X’ appeared on the screen after Mulligan applied the hold as Williams was heavily bleeding
Jimmy Snuka vs. George Rosello
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Barry Hart at 4:38 with the piledriver
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Terry Gunn (Hanson’s return after a 2-plus year absence)
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura vs. Laurent Soucie & Jeff Craney when Craney submitted to Ventura’s backbreaker
Plus more...

12x15 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-04-10T05:00:00Z1h

Rick McGraw & Steve Travis vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada
Greg Valentine vs. Charlie Brown
Larry Sharpe vs. Mike Caron
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Pete Sanchez & Barry Hart
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Tony Colon
Tony Atlas vs. Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification in an arm wrestling contest after Ventura hit Atlas in the throat as he was about to win; Ventura then pulled Atlas over the table, hit him with a chair, and turned the table on top of him (2/16/82; Allentown, PA)

12x16 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-04-17T05:00:00Z1h

Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz at 4:27 when Jules vs. Rodz with a chop to the head (debut of the Strongbow brothers team)
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Charlie Brown at 2:34 with the superplex
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. 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
SD Jones vs. Tony Colon
Swede Hanson vs. Jeff Craney
Ivan Putski vs. Mike Caron
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Pete Sanchez & Steve King at 6:47 when Adonis vs. King
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Terry Gunn at 2:32 with the splash off the top; after the bout, a stretcher was brought into the ring for Gunn, but Snuka threw it down on top of him and also threw referee Dick Kroll down to the mat; Gunn was eventually taken out on the stretcher when Snuka left ringside

12x17 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-04-24T05:00:00Z1h

Included the Jimmy Snuka vs. Charlie Brown match from the 4/17/82 All Star Wrestling; included Pat Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Blackjack Mulligan & Freddie Blassie, where Mulligan challenged Andre the Giant to meet him in the ring:
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Joe Perkins at 3:45 with the shoulderbreaker; after the bout, Orton threw Perkins out of the ring and jumped on him from the top rope
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mac Rivera
Ivan Putski vs. Frank Williams at 4:40 with the Polish Hammer
Adrian Adonis fought Tony Garea to a double count-out at 7:34 when both men were brawling on the floor
Greg Valentine vs. Barry Hart
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw vs. WWF Tag
Plus more...

12x18 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-05-01T04:00:00Z1h

Tony Atlas vs. Tony Colon
Swede Hanson vs. Lee Wong
Steve Travis vs. Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe vs. Terry Gunn
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jeff Craney
Adrian Adonis vs. Charlie Brown
Ivan Putski vs. Mac Rivera

12x19 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-05-08T04:00:00Z1h

Included the Jimmy Snuka / Frank Williams match from the 2/13/82 Championship Wrestling:
Andre the Giant vs. the Black Demon at 2:25 with a sit-down splash
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Jeff Craney & Mac Rivera at 7:08 when Rivera submitted to Jules’ sleeper; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the Strongbows at ringside
Steve Travis vs. Terry Gunn at 3:50 with a powerslam
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Joe Perkins with the claw at 5:20; a big red ‘X’ appeared on the screen when Mulligan applied the hold
Tony Atlas vs. Lee Wong at 4:40 with a gorilla press slam and a splash
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Barry Hart with the superplex at 2:50

12x20 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-05-15T04:00:00Z1h

Tony Atlas vs. Mac Rivera at 3:58 after hoisting Rivera up in a gorilla press slam position and dropping him across his knee
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Jeff Craney at 3:30 with a falling headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification at 8:42 after both wrestlers hit referee Dick Whorley
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. George Rosello with the superplex at 2:53
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Barry Hart with the claw at 1:49
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Charlie Fulton & Frank Williams 4:58 when Williams submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Paul Figueroa via submission at 2:25 with a backbreaker over the knee

12x21 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-05-22T04:00:00Z1h

WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Terry Gunn at 1:20 with the superplex; after the bout; Vince McMahon interviewed Orton & Wizard at ringside, where Orton demanded more competition such as WWF World Champion Bob Backlund who he called a coward, overated, and a no-good red-headed son of a bitch; Backlund then confronted Orton at ringside, but he was distracted by Wizard allowing Orton to jump off the top rope onto Backlund; the two then brawled around ringside until Wizard pulled Orton away
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Laurent Soucie & Charlie Brown at 6:31 when Fuji vs. Brown with a Samoan Drop; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the champions and Albano at ringside
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis vs. Mac Rivera & Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe vs. Lee Wong at 3:26 with a piledriver

12x22 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-05-29T04:00:00Z1h

Rick McGraw & Steve Travis vs. Charlie Fulton & Frank Williams at 5:42 when Travis vs. Williams with a sunset flip
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Terry Gunn with the splash off the top at 2:38; after the bout, Gunn was being carried out on a stretcher when Snuka knocked him off and jammed the stretcher down into his neck
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mac Rivera at 2:45 with a left hand punch to the face
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Jeff Craney via submission at 2:40 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Laurent Soucie & Lee Wong at 5:38 when Wong submitted to a backbreaker over the knee from Saito
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Tony Colon & Barry Hart at 5:32 when Hart submitted to Jules’ sleeper
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Angelo Gomez with the claw at 2:50

12x23 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-06-05T04:00:00Z1h

Bob Orton Jr. vs. Barry Hart
Buddy Rose vs. Steve King (Rose’s debut)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Judy Martin
Tony Atlas vs. Mac Rivera
Jimmy Snuka vs. Charlie Brown
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Frank Williams & Charlie Fulton
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Miguel Feliciano

12x24 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-06-12T04:00:00Z1h

Salvatore Bellomo vs. Frank Williams with a butterfly suplex at 3:50 (Bellomo’s debut)
Ivan Putski vs. Terry Gunn with the Polish Hammer at 3:25
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis vs. Johnny Rodz & Tony Colon at 3:50 when Travis vs. Colon with a powerslam
SD Jones vs. George Rosello with a side slam at 2:46
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Pete Sanchez & Miguel Feliciano at 3:01 when Fuji vs. Feliciano with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Barry Hart with a backbreaker at 3:25; Rose was also escorted by his two “Playgirls” – who were Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell; ring announcer Joe McHugh mistakenly introduced Barry Hart as Jeff Craney
Tony Atlas vs. Jeff Craney with a gorilla press slam at 2:23
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mac Rivera at 3:23 with a left hand punch to the face

12x25 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-06-19T04:00:00Z1h

Salvatore Bellomo vs. Charlie Fulton
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Terry Gunn
Buddy Rose vs. Miguel Feliciano
Larry Sharpe vs. Bob Bradley
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Mac Rivera & Tony Colon
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Laurent Soucie

12x26 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-06-26T04:00:00Z1h

WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mr. X via submission with the Boston Crab at 4:15
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Miguel Feliciano with the superplex at 3:23
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Dale Pierce with a kneedrop off the top at 2:08
The Demons (Baron Mikel Scicluna & Charlie Fulton) vs. Steve Travis & Bob Bradley at 2:32 when Bradley was vs. following an elbow drop
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Jim Wittenburg at 3:34 with a diving headbutt off the top
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Pedro Torres with a neckbreaker at 3:42
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Jose Estrada & Pete Mitchell at 4:05 when Mitchell submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Mac Rivera with the claw at 3:07

12x27 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-07-03T04:00:00Z1h

Tony Atlas vs. Tony Colon
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Billy Berger
Buddy Rose vs. Jim Wittenburg
The Demons vs. SD Jones & Miguel Feliciano
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Salvatore Bellomo vs. Jose Estrada & Pete Mitchell
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Laurent Soucie & Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea vs. Jim Hamilton

12x28 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-07-10T04:00:00Z1h

Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Johnny Rodz & Mr. X
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Rick McGraw with a kneedrop off the top at 6:24; after the bout, Rose dropped McGraw with a piledriver on the concrete floor
Swede Hanson vs. Frank Williams
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Dale Pierce
Jimmy Snuka vs. Laurent Soucie
Tony Atlas vs. Jim Hamilton

12x29 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-07-17T04:00:00Z1h

Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. SD Jones with the superplex
Tony Garea vs. Frank Williams
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Mac Rivera
The Demons vs. Steve King & Steve Travis
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Barry Hart at 1:08 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 3:22 when Jimmy Snuka interfered and hit the splash off the top on Morales as Albano held his legs down
Buddy Rose vs. Bob Bradley
Tony Atlas vs. Jeff Craney

12x30 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-07-24T04:00:00Z1h

eatured an in-ring segment with WWF World Champion Bob Backlund showing a demonstration of amateur and professional wrestling holds on Tony Garea:
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Barry Hart with the claw at 2:20
The Demons vs. SD Jones & Bob Bradley at 2:48 when Bradley was vs. after being dropped across the top rope by both Demons
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:56; fall #1 – Fuji vs. Jules at the 38-second mark after thowing salt into both he and Chief Jay’s face while Saito distracted the referee; fall #2 – Fuji submitted to Jules’ sleeper at 6:42; fall #3 – Saito vs. Jay after Albano interfered and hit Jay with a foreign object when the referee was distracted by Fuji & Jules; after the bout, Pat Patterson attempted to interview the new champions, but they were attacked by the Strongbows and eventually cleared from ringside; the Strongbows then staged a sit-down strike

12x31 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-07-31T04:00:00Z1h

Tony Atlas vs. Mac Rivera at 4:10 with a headbutt and a splash
Buddy Rose vs. Steve Travis with a kneedrop off the top at 8:47
Swede Hanson vs. Charlie Brown with a backbreaker over the knee at 3:15
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Bob Bradley & Steve King at 4:48 when Saito vs. King with a back suplex; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Albano and his champions at ringside
Tony Garea vs. Johnny Rodz with a reverse roll up at 4:12
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Barry Hart at 3:29 with an airplane spin followed by a giant swing

12x32 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-08-07T04:00:00Z1h

WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Rocky Cole via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:06
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Bob Bradley with a kneedrop off the top at 2:19
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Steve King at 2:26 with a kick to the head and elbow drop (Thunder’s debut)
Tony Garea vs. Mac Rivera via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:58
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Barry Hart via submission with the bearhug at 2:22 (Graham’s return after a 4-year absence)
Andre the Giant vs. the Executioner at 3:04 with a boot to the face and sit-down splash
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:42 when Jules vs. Estrada following the double chop
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Victor Mercado with the piledriver at 2:04; after the bout, Pat Patterson conducted a ringside interview with Orton & the Wizard

12x33 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-08-14T04:00:00Z1h

featured footage showing the lifestyle of Buddy Rose and him on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, HI:
Ivan Putski vs. Frank Williams with the Polish Hammer at 4:25
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 2:55
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna at 2:45 with a small package as Scicluna attempted a backdrop
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Victor Mercado via submission with a bearhug at 3:44
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Steve King & Pete Sanchez at 8:35 when Fuji vs. King with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Andre the Giant vs. Johnny Rodz with a boot to the face and sit-down splash at 2:35

12x34 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-08-21T04:00:00Z1h

Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 4:20 when Jay vs. Scicluna with a Thesz Press
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. SD Jones at 2:43 after the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Jones put Rose on top
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Victor Mercado via submission with the backbreaker at 1:50
Swede Hanson vs. George Rosello via submission with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:53
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Mac Rivera at 5:48 following an airplane spin
Ivan Putski vs. Jose Estrada with the Polish Hammer at 2:09
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Bob Bradley via submission with a bearhug at 2:10
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Barry Hart with a piledriver at 2:55

12x35 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-08-28T04:00:00Z1h

Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Charlie Fulton
Buddy Rose vs. Barry Hart
Mighty Joe Thunder vs. Charlie Brown
Tony Garea vs. Rocky Cole
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Pete Sanchez
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Steve Travis & SD Jones at 7:28 when Saito vs. Travis with a back suplex
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Johnny Rodz

12x36 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-09-04T04:00:00Z1h

Ivan Putski vs. Rocky Cole
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Pete Sanchez
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Jeff Craney
SD Jones vs. Barry Hart
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Frank Williams & Steve Travis
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Victor Mercado

12x37 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-09-11T04:00:00Z1h

Included a repeat of the Fuji & Saito / Strongbows 2 out of 3 falls match from the 7/24/82 Championship Wrestling episode, shown in full:
Ivan Putski vs. Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 2:43
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Bob Bradley via submission with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:24
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Barry Hart via submission with a bearhug at the 2-minute mark
Tony Garea & Steve Travis vs. Johnny Rodz & Charlie Fulton at 2:48 when Garea vs. Rodz with a powerslam; prior to the bout, Pat Patterson introduced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund and presented him with a trophy for winning a “prestigious tournament in Japan”
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Frank Williams with a kneedrop off the top at 2:21
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Vic Taylor with a piledriver at 3:27

12x38 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-09-18T04:00:00Z1h

Included Vince McMahon as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner with Rogers saying how he thought Jimmy Snuka was the best wrestler alive today and the most misused wrestler and that he hoped to be by his side someday (the debut of Rogers’ Corner on Championship Wrestling):
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Miguel Feliciano with a diving headbutt off the top at 2:27; prior to the bout, ring announcer Joe McHugh introduced Buddy Rogers to the crowd as the only man to ever be WWF World Champion and NWA World Champion; Rogers then came out and shook hands with everyone in the ring, except for Albano who refused to shake Rogers’ hand, with Albano then berating Snuka for accepting the handshake
Plus more...

12x39 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-09-25T04:00:00Z1h

Included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Frank Williams with a kneedrop off the top at 2:27
Rocky Johnson vs. Mac Rivera at 2:36 following two dropkicks
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. SD Jones with a piledriver at 2:11
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Pedro Torres at 3:46 following a backdrop
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) vs. Swede Hanson with a rollup into a bridge in a non-title match at 2:35; after the bout, Superstar Billy Graham attacked Backlund and then destroyed his title belt which he had stolen from ringside during the bout; after the bout, an irate Backlund picked up what was left of the belt and kept screaming “Why?”
The White Angel vs. Tony Colon with a suplex at 2:45
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Pete Sanchez & Miguel Feliciano at 4:03 when Saito vs. Feliciano with a back suplex
Plus more...

12x40 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-10-02T04:00:00Z1h

Included Jimmy Snuka & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers questioned Albano’s treatment of Snuka and accused him of taking Snuka’s money, but Albano denied this and said he was saving the money for Snuka, Albano then motioned for Snuka to leave with him but Snuka stayed as Rogers talked about how Snuka had nothing to show for all the hard work he had done; featured Vince McMahon interviewing WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, who appeared with his championship belt in pieces and vowed that Superstar Billy Graham would pay for destroying it:
Ivan Putski vs. Mac Rivera at 1:24 with the Polish Hammer
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Steve Travis with the piledriver at 4:31
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Miguel Feliciano via submission with the bearhug at 2:16; after the bout, Graham kept the hold applied until several referees came to the ring
The White Angel vs. Bob Bradley
Plus more...

12x41 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-10-09T04:00:00Z1h

Included Ray Stevens & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Stevens challenged Snuka to a match on television:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Miguel Feliciano with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:51
Rocky Johnson vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:05 following two dropkicks
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Barry Hart with a piledriver at 3:14; after the bout, Hart was taken out on a stretcher
Eddie Gilbert vs. Victor Mercado with a flying forearm and a kneelift at the 3-minute mark (Gilbert’s debut)
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Jose Estrada via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:40
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Bob Bradley following three elbow drops at 2:12
Curt Hennig vs. Johnny Rodz with a flying bodypress at 3:08
Ivan Putski vs. Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 2:29

12x42 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-10-16T04:00:00Z1h

Included Jimmy Snuka & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers announced that there was no contract with Snuka and Albano, and that Albano had never been Snuka’s manager and that Snuka had no money; Snuka then asked Rogers if he would be his manager, and he said he would get back to him soon:
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Frank Williams & Pete Sanchez at 5:19 when Fuji vs. Williams with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Rocky Johnson vs. Jeff Craney with a sunset flip at 4:03
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Bob Bradley via submission with the Boston crab at 3:14
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Charlie Fulton & Jose Estrada at 4:45 when Jules vs. Fulton following a double chop
Plus more...

12x43 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-10-23T04:00:00Z1h

Included the Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment with Jimmy Snuka, the Rocky Johnson vs. Tony Colon and Fuji / Saito vs. Sanchez / Feliciano matches from the 10/23/82 episode of All Star Wrestling:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Jeff Craney with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:40
Ivan Putski vs. Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 3:24
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Frank Williams with an eblow drop at 2:32
Curt Hennig vs. Victor Mercado with a powerslam at 3:29 even though Hennig got off his opponent at the 2-count
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:10 when Jay vs. Scicluna with a double tomahawk chop to the throat
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Bob Bradley via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:16

12x44 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-10-30T04:00:00Z1h

Included Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers announced that Capt. Lou Albano owend 50% of Ray Stevens’ contract, the challenge and attack on Jimmy Snuka was planned by Albano, and Snuka would be back soon and his neckbrace should hopefully be taken off by next week:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Tony Rico with a thrust to the throat at 1:40
Rocky Johnson vs. Johnny Rodz with a crossbody at 3:25
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Victor Mercado via submission at 2:50
Eddie Gilbert vs. Bob Bradley with a flying forearm at 3:08
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Curt Hennig & Barry Hart at 5:16 when Fuji vs. Hart with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Jeff Craney with the tombstone at 1:40 (Muraco’s return after a 9-month absence)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Jerry O (Jerry Allen) with a piledriver at 4:15
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Tony Russo

12x45 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-11-06T05:00:00Z1h

Included Buddy Rose & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Tony Colon via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:35
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Jerry O with the tombstone at 4:02
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Israel Matia with a kneedrop at 3:11
Curt Hennig & Eddie Gilbert vs. Jose Estrada & Tony Russo at 5:23 when Gilbert vs. Russo with a flying forearm
Rocky Johnson vs. Charlie Fulton via submission with a backbreaker at 2:26
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 6:08 when Jay vs. Saito with a Thesz Press; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the new champions at ringside (Tag Team Champions)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna with a backslide at 3:37

12x46 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-11-13T05:00:00Z1h

Hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Tony Rico at 2:23 with an atomic drop
Rocky Johnson vs. Tony Russo at 3:15 following two dropkicks
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Ed Tarzan via submission at 1:40 with a bearhug
Eddie Gilbert vs. Pedro Torres at 3:23 with a running forearm
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Jerry O at 2:42 with a roll up
Tony Garea vs. Jose Estrada at 5:05 with a sunset flip
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Pete Sanchez at 3:58 with a clothesline
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Mac Rivera at 3:20 with a snapmare

12x47 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-11-20T05:00:00Z1h

Included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Eddie Carson with the tombstone at 3:46
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Tony Russo with a splash at 4:30
Mr. Haiti vs. Joe Espada at 2:51 with a splash following a headbutt
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Pete Sanchez & Charlie Brown at 5:30 when Sika vs. Brown with the Samoan Drop (the Samoans’ return after a near 2-year absence)
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) vs. Joe Martin with a diving headbutt off the top at 2:14
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Steve King via submission with the backbreaker at 3:38 (Studd’s debut)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Curt Hennig with the piledriver at 3:13

12x48 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-11-27T05:00:00Z1h

Included Jimmy Snuka as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Eddie Gilbert vs. Jose Estrada with a flying crossbody at 4:27
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Steve King with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:38
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Joe Martin with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:10
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz at 3:45 with a splash following a dropkick
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Tony Garea via count-out at 4:34 after being knocked over the top rope to the floor after colliding with Stevens in the ring
WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mac Rivera at 3:42 when Rivera submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Rocky Johnson vs. Joe Espada at 2:35 following two dropkicks
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Curt Hennig at 3:14 after reversing Hennig’s backbreaker attempt into a small package

12x49 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-12-04T05:00:00Z1h

Included Don Muraco as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Miguel Felicano with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:59
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask vs. Mac Rivera with a moonsault at 1:12 in a non-title match
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. SD Jones at 5:05 with a clothesline to the back of the head
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Joe Martin with a splash at 3:20
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) vs. Jose Estrada at 3:26
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig at 4:07 when Afa vs. Hennig with the Samoan Drop
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Eddie Carson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:17
Rocky Johnson vs. Tony Russo with a sunset flip at 3:06

12x50 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-12-11T05:00:00Z1h

Included Eddie Gilbert, Arnold Skaaland, & WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Putski vs. Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 3:20
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Curt Hennig with a powerslam at 5:21
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) vs. Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 2:20
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Sammy Sanders with a splash at 3:07
Rocky Johnson vs. the Demon at 2:46 following two dropkicks
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle at 2:28
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Frank Williams & Bob Bradley at 2:50 when Bradley submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. Charlie Brown at 2:42 with a karate thrust

12x52 WWF Championship Wrestling

  • 1982-12-25T05:00:00Z1h

Included Ray Stevens & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Putski vs. the Black Demon with the Polish Hammer at 4:15
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Pete Sanchez & Victor Mercado at 2:51 when Afa vs. Mercado with the Samoan Drop
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Tony Rico with the tombstone at 3:30
Rocky Johnson vs. Israel Matia with a sunset flip at 3:08
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask vs. Joe Martin at 2:18 in a non-title match following two cannonballs
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Tony Colon & Tito Senza at 2:26 when Colon submitted to Jules’ sleeper
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