LOW - Legends of Wrestling

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Point Depot - Dublin, Ireland (Card #149)

Alofa vs. The French Angel was a Draw
George Hackenschmidt & Ed Lewis defeated The Destroyer & Dan Severn (Hackenschmidt over Severn by submission - Russian Bearhug)
Samu vs. Nikolai Volkoff was a Draw
Mil Mascaras & Rikidozan defeated Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell (Mascaras over Norton by submission - Bow and Arrow Hold)
Jushin Liger defeated Exotic Adrian Street (pinfall - Brainbuster)
Lex Luger defeated Bruiser Brody (pinfall - Roll-Up and using the ropes for leverage)
LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Tiger Mask defeated Bobby Eaton© by DQ (outside ring attack) - Eaton retained the title
Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Giant Machine (Inoki over Hogan by submission - Octopus Hold); Machine attacked Inoki post-match with the Machine Crush and Inoki out 5 cards

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Madison Square Garden - New York, NY (Card #150)

Billy Red Lyons & Ilio DiPaolo defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny Valiant (Lyons pinned Beefcake - Flying Cross Bodyblock)
Rob Van Dam defeated Johnny Rodz (pinfall - Body Scissors Cradle Hold)
Don Muraco & George Steele defeated S.D. Jones & Chief Omega (Steele over Omega by submission - Flying Hammerlock)
Antonino Rocca defeated Don Leo Jonathan (submission - Argentine Backbreaker)
Jimmy Snuka defeated Wolf (pinfall - Superfly following interference by Captain Lou Albano)
Johnny Valentine & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Fabulous Kangaroos (Page pinned Heffernan - Diamond Cutter)
King Kong Bundy defeated Sgt. Slaughter by DQ (outside ring attack)
Russian Chain Match: Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff (submission - Italian Backbreaker)
LOW World tag team titles: New Age Outlaws defeated Road Warriors© by DQ (outside ring attack) - Warriors retained the titles
LOW World Heavyweight title: Bobo Brazil defeated Buddy Rogers (pinfall - Falling Elbow) to win the title

(Note: History was made at MSG as Bobo Brazil beat Buddy Rogers to become the LOW World Heavyweight champion. It was a satisfying win for the Benton Harbor, MI, native whose first world title win was cut short after an attack by Johnny Valentine with the belt having to be held-up. Bruno Sammartino gained some revenge on Ivan Koloff underneath beating his rival in a brutal Russian Chain Match.)

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Capital Centre - Landover, MD (Card #151)

Chris Candido defeated Al Snow (pinfall - Top Rope Huracanrana)
The Sandman defeated Larry Sharpe by count out
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Omega (submission - Russian Bearhug)
Justin Credible defeated Rob Van Dam by DQ (RVD hit the Van Terminator with the referee active)
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Brutus Beefcake (pinfall - Diamond Cutter)
Bruno Sammartino & Sgt. Slaughter defeated King Kong Bundy & George Steele (Slaughter over Steele by submission - Cobra Clutch)
Johnny Valentine defeated Don Leo Jonathan (pinfall - Atomic Skullcrusher)
16-Man Battle Royal for $16,000: King Kong Bundy eliminated Don Leo Jonathan to win

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The Scope - Norfolk, VA (Card #152)

Bill Dundee defeated George South (pinfall - Bombs Away)
Iron Sheik, Ox Baker, & Bob Roop defeated Cousin Luke, Brian Blair, & D-Lo Brown (Baker pinned Luke - Shoulder Breaker)
Danny Hodge defeated Cowboy Bob Orton (submission - Boston Crab)
Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams defeated Brad Armstrong & Jackie Fargo (Dibiase over Armstrong by submission - Figure Four Leglock)
Rick Rude defeated Roddy Piper by DQ (outside ring attack)
Jerry Lawler & Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Abdullah the Butcher & One Man Gang (Lawler pinned OMG - Spike Piledriver after interferency by Jimmy Valiant)
Harley Race defeated Bob Orton, Sr. (pinfall - Piledriver)
LOW World Heavyweight title: Bobo Brazil© defeated Ricky Steamboat (submission - Grinding Hammerlock) to retain the title

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Riverfront Coliseum - Cincinnati, OH (Card #153)

Jim Londos defeated Danny Doring (pinfall - Headlock Throw and Cradle Hold)
Fabulous Ones defeated Terrible Turk & Genghis Khan (Lane pinned Khan - Rocket Launcher)
LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Pepper Gomez defeated Bobby Eaton (pinfall - Mexican Cradle) to win the title
Love Brothers defeated Tom Jenkins & Ad Santel by DQ (outside ring attack)
Red Bastien defeated John Pesek (pinfall - Roll-Up after a missed corner charge)
Andre the Giant, The Crusher, & Frank Gotch defeated Larry Zbyszko, Gorgeous George, & Playboy Buddy Rose (Andre pinned George - Big Elbowdrop)
Larry & Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (Larry pinned Stevens - The Axe)
LOW International Heavyweight title: The Sheik defeated Superstar Billy Graham© by DQ (outside ring attack) - Graham retained the title

(Note: An interesting LOW Midwest/West Coast show featured Pepper Gomez winning the junior title from Bobby Eaton, Larry & Curt Hennig posting a huge win over Bockwinkel & Stevens, and The Sheik nearly winning the International title from Superstar Billy Graham.)

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Sporthalle - Hamburg, Germany (Card #154)

The French Angel defeated Bepo Mongol (submission - Bearhug)
Trinity Denucci defeated Penny Banner (pinfall - Belly-to-Belly Overhead Release Suplex)
Samoan Island Tribe vs. Massacre & Brute was a Draw
Ed Lewis defeated Geeto Mongol (submission - Strangler's Headlock)
Mil Mascaras, Tiger Mask, & Jushin Liger defeated Konnan, Halcon Oro, & Koko B. Ware (Liger pinned Oro - Fisherman's Buster)
George Hackenschmidt defeated Rikidozan (submission - Russian Bearhug)
Giant Baba & The Destroyer defeated Giant Machine & Scott Norton (Baba pinned Machine - Russian Legsweep)
LOW World tag team titles: Nikolai Volkoff & Killer Kowalski defeated Road Warriors (Kowalski pinned Animal - Jumping Elbowsmash) to win the titles

(Note: The Nikita Breznikov-led team of Nikolai Volkoff & Killer Kowalski won the world tag team titles from the Road Warriors in something of an upset here, namely because the two hadn't been considered a regular team at the time of this win. Trinity Denucci scored an upset win over Penny Banner on the undercard.)

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Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME (Card #155)

Johnny Valiant defeated Ilio DiPaolo (pinfall - Top Rope Elbow)
George Steele defeated S.D. Jones (submission - Flying Hammerlock)
New Age Outlaws defeated Justn Credible & Chris Candido by DQ (Credible assaulted B.G. James in the ropes)
LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Billy Red Lyons defeated Pepper Gomez (pinfall - Atomic Drop) to win the title
Apter's Corner with Rob Van Dam: RVD was presented with a Fan Appreciation Award but Brutus Beefcake assaulted him busting him open and RVD is out 6 cards
Al Snow defeated Ivan Koloff by DQ (Chain Shot)
Fabulous Kangaroos defeated The Sandman & Wolf by DQ (outside ring attack)
King Kong Bundy, Don Muraco, & Jimmy Snuka defeated Bruno Sammartino, Antonino Rocca, & Sgt. Slaughter (Bundy pinned Slaughter - Avalanche)

(Note: Pepper Gomez barely had time to enjoy his junior title win as he dropped the belt to Billy Red Lyons in his first title defense. Rob Van Dam started up a feud with Brutus Beefcake here. Why? I don't know I guess just to give RVD something to do for a few shows. Beefcake had been toiling in prelims so it was also an attempt to build him up a little bit. The Captain Lou Albano-led team of Bundy, Muraco, and Snuka scored a huge win in the main event.)

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Municipal Auditorium - Atlanta, GA (Card #156)

Iron Sheik defeated George South by count out
Bob Roop defeated D-Lo Brown by count out
Arn Anderson defeated Bill Dundee (pinfall - AA Gordbuster)
Bob Orton, Sr. & Cowboy Bob Orton defeated Dutch Mantel & Tom Prichard (Orton pinned Prichard - Superplex)
Greg Valentine defeated Roddy Piper (submission - Figure Four Leglock following interference by Sir Oliver Humperdink)
Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams defeated Bob & Brad Armstrong by count out
Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Lawler, & Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Abdullah the Butcher, One Man Gang, & Angelo Mosca (Valiant pinned OMG - Roll-Up after a missed corner charge)
LOW International Heavyweight title: Rick Rude defeated Superstar Billy Graham (pinfall - Swinging Neckbreaker) to win the title

(Note: Rick Rude, accompanied by Sherri Martel, snared his first LOW gold here by beating Superstar Billy Graham for the LOW International title. Bob Armstrong returned from injury on this show teaming with son Brad against the men who injured him, Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams.)

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Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA (Card #157)

Bryan Danielson defeated Butcher Vachon (submission - Cattle Mutilation)
Trinity Denucci & Sky Low Low defeated Ida Mae Martinez & Little Beaver (Low Low pinned Beaver - Dropkick)
Red Bastien defeated Gorgeous George (submission - Abdominal Stretch)
Love Brothers defeated Fabulous Ones by DQ (outside ring attack)
The Crusher defeated Masked Superstar by count out
Dick Hutton defeated The Sheik by DQ (Chair Shot)
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated High Flyers (Bockwinkel over Gagne by submission - Bockwinkel Sleeper)
LOW World tag team titles: Larry & Curt Hennig defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Killer Kowalski (Larry pinned Volkoff - The Axe) to win the titles

(Note: The father and son team of Larry & Curt Hennig emerged as the LOW World tag team champions with a hard fought win over the rugged duo of Nikolai Volkoff & Killer Kowalski in the main event in what was their first title defense.)

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Kobe World Hall - Kobe, Japan (Card #158)

Massacre, Brute, & The French Angel defeated The Mongols & The Missing Link (Angel pinned Link - Bodyslam and Press)
The Destroyer defeated Exotic Adrian Street by DQ (outside ring attack)
Rikidozan & Dan Severn defeated George Hackenschmidt & Ed Lewis (Rikidozan pinned Hackenschmidt - Hiplock)
Tiger Mask defeated Jushin Liger (pinfall - Rolling Senton Splash)
Road Warriors defeated Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell (Hawk pinned Bagwell - Doomsday Device)
Antonio Inoki defeated Giant Machine by DQ (outside ring attack)
Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Lex Luger defeated Giant Baba & Bruiser Brody (Luger over Baba by submission - Torture Rack); Luger kept hold on post-match injuring Baba for 14 cards
LOW World Heavyweight title: Bobo Brazil© defeated Mil Mascaras by DQ (Mascaras accidentally hit the referee) to retain the title

(Note: The nWo struck again here as Lex Luger injured Giant Baba in a grudge tag team match. The rivalry between the nWo and the faces of LOW International - Baba, Inoki, Brody, etc. - was reaching a fever pitch at this point. A controversial finish in the main event saw Bobo Brazil retain the world title with a DQ win over former champion Mil Mascaras.)