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Old 12-15-2015, 01:58 PM   #95
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Originally Posted by Seth82 View Post
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
Nice to see that faces winning pretty much every match at non-televised events has been a time-honored tradition.
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