LOW - Legends of Wrestling

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Eddie Graham Sports Complex - Orlando, FL (Card #73)

Brian Blair defeated Spaceman Frank Hickey (pinfall - Bee Sting)
Konnan & Halcon Oro defeated Koko B. Ware & Battle Kat (Oro over Kat by pinfall - Ave de Rapina)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated The Executioner (pinfall - Tough Guy Clothesline)
Ilio DiPaolo vs. Iron Sheik was a DDQ (fighting outside the ring)
Exotic Adrian Street defeated Masked Superstar (pinfall - Flying Crucifix Hold)
Mil Mascaras defeated Greg Valentine (pinfall - Flying Bodypress)
Road Warriors & The Missing Link defeated Ted Dibiase, Giant Machine, & Virgil (Hawk pinned Virgil - Doomsday Device)
No DQ Match: Bruiser Brody defeated Ricky Steamboat (pinfall - Running Leg Drop)
LOW World Heavyweight title: Giant Baba© defeated Harley Race (pinfall - Back Suplex) to retain the title

(Note: The Steamboat vs. Brody feud continued on this show with Brody winning a No DQ match. Steamboat was frustrated as he was unable to get proper revenge on Brody at this point. A great main event saw Baba beat Race to retain the world title.)

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James L. Knight Center - Miami, FL (Card #74)

Koko B. Ware & Battle Kat defeated The Executioner & Spaceman Frank Hickey (Ware pinned Hickey - Flying Bodypress)
The Missing Link defeated Virgil (pinfall - Back Flying Headbutt)
Ilio DiPaolo defeated Iron Sheik (pinfall - Right Hand Combo)
Masked Superstar defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan by DQ (Duggan accidentally hit the referee)
Exotic Adrian Street defeated Greg Valentine (pinfall - London Bridge Leglock)
Ted Dibiase & Giant Machine defeated Brian Blair & Buff Bagwell by DQ (chair shot)
Lumberjack Match: Ricky Steamboat defeated Bruiser Brody (pinfall - Flying Bodypress after 2x4 shot by Hacksaw Jim Duggan)
LOW World tag team titles: Road Warriors defeated Midnight Express© by DQ (interference by Jim Cornette) - Express retained the titles

(Note: Steamboat finally scored a win over Brody on this show winning a Lumberjack Match thanks to a 2x4 assist by Hacksaw Jim Duggan.)

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Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis, TN (Card #75)

Don Leo Jonathan defeated Playboy Buddy Rose (pinfall - Cross Bodypress)
Ida Mae Martinez defeated Sherri Martel by DQ (outside ring attack)
Sabu, Ox Baker, & George Steele defeated The Destroyer, Greg Gagne, & Jim Brunzell (Baker pinned Gagne - Heart Punch)
Yukon Eric defeated Jesse Ventura by count out
Frank Gotch & Jim Londos defeated George Hackenschmidt & Ed Lewis by DQ (chair shot)
Rikidozan defeated Gorgeous George (pinfall - Thunderous Chops after whipping George into Cherie Dupre)
Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Dick Hutton & Red Bastien (Mad Dog pinned Bastien - Piledriver)
The Sheik defeated Bobo Brazil (pinfall - Fireball)
LOW World Heavyweight title: Giant Baba© defeated Nick Bockwinkel by DQ (interference by Bobby Heenan) to retain the title

(Note: This show saw Bobby Heenan debut as manager for Nick Bockwinkel but his interference proved costly as Baba retained the world title on a disqualification. Other notable debuts here were Don Leo Jonathan, Yukon Eric, Frank Gotch, Jim Londos, George Hackenschmidt, and Ed "Strangler" Lewis. The Sheik and Bobo Brazil also reignited their legendary rivalry, literally, with a bloody semi-final bout. Great card in Memphis!)

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Louisville Gardens - Louisville, KY (Card #76)

Gorgeous George & Playboy Buddy Rose defeated High Flyers (George over Brunzell by submission - Spinning Toe Hold)
The Destroyer defeated Konnan (submission - Figure Four Leglock)
George Hackenschmidt defeated Yukon Eric by count out
Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Jesse Ventura & Ox Baker by DQ (chair shot)
Jim Londos defeated Ed Lewis (pinfall - Airplane Spin)
Dick Hutton defeated Nick Bockwinkel by DQ (interference by Bobby Heenan)
Andre the Giant, Bobo Brazil, & Don Leo Jonathan defeated The Sheik, Sabu, & George Steele (Brazil pinned Sabu - Coco Butt)
LOW International Heavyweight title: Harley Race© defeated Frank Gotch (pinfall - Piledriver) to retain the title

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St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN (Card #77)

Yukon Eric defeated Playboy Buddy Rose (submission - Kodiak Krunch)
Ox Baker defeated Butcher Vachon (pinfall - Heart Punch) - Vachon injured post-match by Baker & Jesse Ventura and out 9 cards
High Flyers defeated Billy Red Lyons & Ilio DiPaulo (Brunzell over DiPaulo by submission - Sleeper Hold)
Don Leo Jonathan defeated George Steele (pinfall - Mormon Swing)
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Jesse Ventura by count out - Vachon hit with Heart Punch by Ox Baker post-match
Handicap Match: The Sheik & Sabu defeated Bobo Brazil (Sheik over Brazil by submission - Camel Clutch)
The Destroyer defeated Gorgeous George by DQ (interference by Cherie Dupre)
Frank Gotch, Jim Londos, & Dan Severn defeated Nick Bockwinkel, George Hackenschmidt, & Ed Lewis (Severn pinned Lewis - German Suplex)
LOW World tag team titles: Midnight Express© defeated Dick Hutton & Red Bastien (Lane pinned Hutton - Veg-O-Matic) to retain the titles

(Note: I had paired Jesse Ventura-Ox Baker around this time for a feud with Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon and as you can see the Ventura-Baker combo caused some damage on this show. Bobo Brazil bit off more than he could chew here by trying to take on his rival The Sheik and Sheik's nephew Sabu in a handicap match.)

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Boston Gardens - Boston, MA (Card #78)

Nikolai Volkoff & Killer Kowalski defeated S.D. Jones & Chief Omega (Kowalski pinned Omega - Giant Swing)
Jimmy Snuka defeated Brutus Beefcake (pinfall - Leapfrog & Chop Combo)
The Sandman & Wolf defeated Massacre & Brute (Wolf pinned Massacre - Backward Legsweep)
Sgt. Slaughter defeated King Kong Bundy (pinfall - Slaughter Cannon)
Justin Credible & Chris Candido defeated Valiant Brothers (Credible pinned Johnny - Singapore Cane shot)
Antonino Rocca vs. Cowboy Bob Orton was a double count out
Buddy Rogers defeated Johnny Valentine (pinfall - Atomic Drop)
Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham (submission - Italian Backbreaker)

(Note: A legendary rivalry headlined this show, in bootleg form, as Bruno Sammartino scored a big win over Superstar Billy Graham. This was also the time where I started to break up my LOW fed into the four territories though officially that took place around card #92.)

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Brendan Byrne Arena - East Rutherford, NJ (Card #79)

King Kong Bundy defeated S.D. Jones (pinfall - Power Drop)
Justin Credible & Chris Candido defeated Billy Red Lyons & Ilio DiPaolo (Credible pinned DiPaulo - Singapore Cane shot)
Mixed-Tag Team Match: Chief Omega & Ida Mae Martinez defeated Captain Lou Albano & Sherri Martel (Omega pinned Albano -Tomahawk Thrust)
Antonino Rocca defeated Cowboy Bob Orton (pinfall - Flying Bodypress)
Valiant Brothers defeated Massacre & Brute by DQ (excessive double-teaming)
Johnny Valentine defeated Brutus Beefcake by count out
Sgt. Slaughter, The Sandman, & Wolf vs. Superstar Billy Graham, Nikolai Volkoff, & Killer Kowalski was a DDQ
Buddy Rogers defeated Bruno Sammartino by DQ (outside ring attack)
LOW World Heavyweight title: Giant Baba© defeated Jimmy Snuka by DQ (interference by Captain Lou Albano) to retain the title

(Note: The LOW North territory was starting to take form here and controversial manager Captain Lou Albano recruited King Kong Bundy and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka into his stable, both of whom are still part of his stable after nearly two years game time. I thought of turning Snuka back face but I always enjoyed the heel Snuka and he still works in that role in my fed. Anyway, Captain Lou bit off more than he could chew as he and Sherri Martel lost to Chief Omega & Ida Mae Martinez in the first ever mixed-tag match in my fed. He also caused Snuka to lose by DQ to Giant Baba un a world title match later on so it was a pretty bad night for the Captain.)

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Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD (Card #80)

Massacre & Brute defeated S.D. Jones & Chief Omega (Massacre pinned Omega - Decapitator)
Johnny Valiant defeated Cowboy Bob Orton (pinfall - Top Rope Elbow)
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Brutus Beefcake (submission - Bearhug)
Jimmy Valiant defeated Nikolai Volkoff (pinfall - Brass Knuckles shot)
Killer Kowalski defeated Wolf (pinfall - Giant Swing)
Buddy Rogers, Jimmy Snuka, & King Kong Bundy defeated Bruno Sammartino, Antonino Rocca, & Johnny Valentine (Snuka pinned Valentine - double-team Front Suplex)
LOW International Heavyweight title: Harley Race© defeated Sgt. Slaughter (pinfall - Piledriver) to retain the title
LOW World tag team titles: Justin Credible & Chris Candido defeated Midnight Express (Credible pinned Lane - Superkick) to win the titles

(Note: A big upset in the main event as the Sunny-led team of Justin Credible & Chris Candido downed the Midnight Express to win the world tag team titles. The loss sent the Express on a bit of a downward spiral, made even more interesting when Dennis Condrey would debut to take the spot of Stan Lane, and also resulted in Bobby Eaton venturing into some singles action and experiencing great success.)

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Knoxville Civic Center - Knoxville, TN (Card #81)

The Missing Link defeated Virgil (pinfall - chair shot)
Brian Blair & Buff Bagwell defeated The Executioner & Spaceman Frank Hickey (Bagwell pinned Executioner - Swinging Neckbreaker)
Ted Dibiase defeated Koko B. Ware (pinfall - Floatover Suplex)
Iron Sheik defeated Exotic Adrian Street (submission - Camel Clutch)
Billy Red Lyons & Ilio DiPaolo vs. Greg Valentine & Masked Superstar was a DDQ (fighting outside ring)
Falls Count Anywhere: Bruiser Brody defeated Ricky Steamboat (pinfall - Diving Kneedrop off a table to the floor)
Non-Title: Harley Race© defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan (submission - Indian Deathlock)
Andre the Giant defeated Giant Machine (pinfall - Big Elbowdrop)

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Mobile Civic Center - Mobile, AL (Card #82)

Battle Kat defeated Virgil (pinfall - Cat's Cradle)
The Missing Link defeated The Executioner by count out
Koko B. Ware defeated Spaceman Frank Hickey (pinfall - Ghostbuster)
Exotic Adrian Street defeated Ted Dibiase by DQ (interference by Virgil)
Brian Blair & Buff Bagwell defeated Greg Valentine & Masked Superstar by DQ (excessive double-teaming)
Giant Machine defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan (pinfall - Loaded Headbutt)
Road Warriors defeated Midnight Express (animal pinned Eaton - Doomsday Device)
18-Man Battle Royal for $10,000: Bobby Eaton eliminated Masked Superstar to win