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Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden Episode 9

Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden

English - May 24, 2022 00:30 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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Here is episode 9 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, which reviews the Madison Sq. Garden WWWF card of May 22nd, 1972.   This show featured the Main Event between the Wild Bull of the Pampus, the 8th wonder of the World (before Andre The Giant was called it) PAMPERO FIRPO against WWWF Champion Pedro Morales!  Also a bloody encounter between Lou Albano and Chief Jay Strongbow, and a WWWF Tag Team Title Change!  Plus - we bring on Special Guest - Mary Fries, the daughter of Pampero Firpo!
The Card:
WWWF New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden - May 22nd, 1972
Attendance 19,367
Tony Kontellis beat Black Demon via DQ at 10:24
Professor Tanaka vs. Manual Soto 1:02
Don Curtis defeated Smasher Sloan 17:20
Eddie Graham beat Jimmy Valiant 10:45
Ernie Ladd pinned Rene Goulet 12:05
Chief Jay Strongbow bloodied Lou Albano and won via Albano leaving the ring 3:15
Chief Jay Strongbow (wrestled twice as he substituted for Gorilla Monsoon) and Sonny King won the WWWF tag titles from King Curtis and Baron Scicluna 2 falls to 0 in 14:50 
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pampero Firpo after coming off the top at 15:21
Producer: Tim Puttre  Writer/Researcher: Ritchie Garcia
Hosts: John Arezzi and Tim Puttre
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Here is episode 9 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, which reviews the Madison Sq. Garden WWWF card of May 22nd, 1972.   This show featured the Main Event between the Wild Bull of the Pampus, the 8th wonder of the World (before Andre The Giant was called it) PAMPERO FIRPO against WWWF Champion Pedro Morales!  Also a bloody encounter between Lou Albano and Chief Jay Strongbow, and a WWWF Tag Team Title Change!  Plus - we bring on Special Guest - Mary Fries, the daughter of Pampero Firpo!

The Card:

WWWF New York City, NY

Madison Square Garden - May 22nd, 1972

Attendance 19,367

Tony Kontellis beat Black Demon via DQ at 10:24

Professor Tanaka vs. Manual Soto 1:02

Don Curtis defeated Smasher Sloan 17:20

Eddie Graham beat Jimmy Valiant 10:45

Ernie Ladd pinned Rene Goulet 12:05

Chief Jay Strongbow bloodied Lou Albano and won via Albano leaving the ring 3:15

Chief Jay Strongbow (wrestled twice as he substituted for Gorilla Monsoon) and Sonny King won the WWWF tag titles from King Curtis and Baron Scicluna 2 falls to 0 in 14:50 

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pampero Firpo after coming off the top at 15:21

Producer: Tim Puttre  Writer/Researcher: Ritchie Garcia

Hosts: John Arezzi and Tim Puttre

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