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Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Episode 18 March 26th, 1973

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WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - Monday Night March 26, 1973 Bell time 8:30 pm (22,136) SELL OUT

El Olympico defeated Joe Turco at 8:14

Tony Garea defeated Frank Valois at 10:15

Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Don Curtis & Louie Tillet at 12:09

Victor Rivera fought the Giant Goliath to a 20 minute draw

WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Sonny King at 7:26

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Fred Blassie at 8:20 when referee Danny Bartfield stopped the match, deeming the challenger was unable to continue due to excessive bleeding

Gorilla Monsoon fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a 20-minute time-limit draw

Andre the Giant defeated Buddy Wolfe at 7:46 (Andre's MSG debut)

Chief Jay Strongbow fought Moondog Mayne to a draw

In this episode, Tim and I review this HISTORIC MSG house show from March 1973. It is the first time I ever get backstage, and meet Fred Blassie fo the first time, before his match vs Pedro Morales. It is also the debut at the mecca of ANDRE THE GIANT. I share all the details, including my capturing the ONLY KNOWN FOOTAGE of Andre's debut!

Host - John Arezzi

Co Host - Tim Puttre

Researcher/Writer - Ritchie Garcia

Patreon Executive Producers: Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway

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:

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Follow John Arezzi Here:

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Order a signed and numbered copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://py.pl/1SjMeX

Copyright 2023 - Mat Memories, LLC

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WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - Monday Night March 26, 1973 Bell time 8:30 pm (22,136) SELL OUT

El Olympico defeated Joe Turco at 8:14

Tony Garea defeated Frank Valois at 10:15

Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Don Curtis & Louie Tillet at 12:09

Victor Rivera fought the Giant Goliath to a 20 minute draw

WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Sonny King at 7:26

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Fred Blassie at 8:20 when referee Danny Bartfield stopped the match, deeming the challenger was unable to continue due to excessive bleeding

Gorilla Monsoon fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a 20-minute time-limit draw

Andre the Giant defeated Buddy Wolfe at 7:46 (Andre's MSG debut)

Chief Jay Strongbow fought Moondog Mayne to a draw

In this episode, Tim and I review this HISTORIC MSG house show from March 1973. It is the first time I ever get backstage, and meet Fred Blassie fo the first time, before his match vs Pedro Morales. It is also the debut at the mecca of ANDRE THE GIANT. I share all the details, including my capturing the ONLY KNOWN FOOTAGE of Andre's debut!

Host - John Arezzi

Co Host - Tim Puttre

Researcher/Writer - Ritchie Garcia

Patreon Executive Producers: Anthony Pires and Joseph Holloway

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 signed and numbered copy of John Arezzi's best selling memoir "MAT MEMORIES, My Wild Ride in Pro Wrestling, Country Music and with the Mets" here: https://py.pl/1SjMeX

Copyright 2023 - Mat Memories, LLC

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

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