Bruno Sammartino becomes the first person to win the WWWF World title twice today in 1973.
He defeated transitional champ Stan Stasiak.
WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - December 10, 1973
El Olympico pinned Tony Altamore at 8:55
Jose Gonzalez pinned Joe Turco at 10:35
Dean Ho defeated Pancho Valdez at 7:05
Tony Garea pinned Mike McCord at 12:35
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Blackjack Lanza at 7:15
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Manuel Soto at 17:10 when the match was stopped due to blood
John Tolos fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute draw
Pedro Morales defeated Larry Hennig in a lumberjack death match with the Boston Crab
Bruno Sammartino pinned WWWF World Champion Stan Stasiak at 12:35 to win the title after three consecutive bodyslams; prior to the bout, Sammartino was escorted to the ring by Arnold Skaaland and the Grand Wizard escorted the champion