Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Episode 21 June 30th 1973

On this 21st episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden, Tim and I review the June 30th, 1973 show at the Mecca of all arenas, Madison Sq. Garden. An enjoyable look back at wrestling from the Garden!
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 30, 1973 (20,987)
Televised on HBO - featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Blackjack Lanza defeated Lee Wong via submission with the claw at 5:05
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned El Olympico with a chop to the throat at 9:34
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Lou Albano via count-out at 2:58 after Monsoon knocked Albano over the top to the floor and Albano walked backstage
Victor Rivera pinned Black Gordman with a small package at 11:34
Joyce Grable & Jan Sheridan defeated Peggy Patterson & Dottie Downs in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:47; fall #1: Sheridan pinned Downs with a dropkick at 12:17; fall #2: Downs pinned Grable by grabbing the tights for leverage after Grable missed a dropkick at 6:21; fall #3: Grable pinned Patterson with a victory roll at 2:09
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated George Steele when the match was stopped due to blood at 8:16 after Morales repeatedly rammed Steele's face into the turnbuckles and punched him; after the bout, Steele attacked the champion until Morales gained the upper hand and chased Steele from ringside.
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Mr. Fuji with a double tomahawk chop to the face at 13:58
WWWF Tag Team Champion Haystacks Calhoun pinned Moondog Mayne with a splash at 6:03
Host - John Arezzi
Co-Host - Tim Puttre
Researcher - Ritchie Garcia
Patreon Executive Producers - Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway
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On this 21st episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden, Tim and I review the June 30th, 1973 show at the Mecca of all arenas, Madison Sq. Garden. An enjoyable look back at wrestling from the Garden!

WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 30, 1973 (20,987)

Televised on HBO - featured Vince McMahon on commentary:

Blackjack Lanza defeated Lee Wong via submission with the claw at 5:05

Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned El Olympico with a chop to the throat at 9:34

Gorilla Monsoon defeated Lou Albano via count-out at 2:58 after Monsoon knocked Albano over the top to the floor and Albano walked backstage

Victor Rivera pinned Black Gordman with a small package at 11:34

Joyce Grable & Jan Sheridan defeated Peggy Patterson & Dottie Downs in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:47; fall #1: Sheridan pinned Downs with a dropkick at 12:17; fall #2: Downs pinned Grable by grabbing the tights for leverage after Grable missed a dropkick at 6:21; fall #3: Grable pinned Patterson with a victory roll at 2:09

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated George Steele when the match was stopped due to blood at 8:16 after Morales repeatedly rammed Steele's face into the turnbuckles and punched him; after the bout, Steele attacked the champion until Morales gained the upper hand and chased Steele from ringside.

Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Mr. Fuji with a double tomahawk chop to the face at 13:58

WWWF Tag Team Champion Haystacks Calhoun pinned Moondog Mayne with a splash at 6:03

Host - John Arezzi

Co-Host - Tim Puttre

Researcher - Ritchie Garcia

Patreon Executive Producers - Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway

Copyright 2022: Mat Memories, LLC

JOIN THE PATREON PAGE FOR THIS PODCAST AND EXPERIENCE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY FROM THE ARCHIVES OF WRESTLING HISTORIAN AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE BEST SELLING BOOK MAT MEMORIES HERE:

https://www.patreon.com/JohnArezzi

Check out our eBay page for some very cool items – with more added each week!

https://www.ebay.com/usr/matmemories

Subscribe to the show's YouTube Channel Here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/ProWrestlingSpotlight

Follow John Arezzi Here:

https://twitter.com/johnarezzi https://instagram.com/johnarezzi

https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingspotlight

https://www.facebook.com/JohnArezzisMatMemories

Order a copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://a.co/d/4TXWVAv

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