• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (June 4, 1979) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on June 4, 1979, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This live event was televised on the MSG Network and featured Vince McMahon on commentary.
The results can be found below:
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada (Tito Santana’s MSG debut)
Hussein Arab (The Iron Sheik) won a 20-man $10,000 Battle Royal (the first Battle Royal held at MSG)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci
Bulldog Brower defeated Mr. X
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab (The Iron Sheik)
Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Non-Title: WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase wrestled Jimmy Valiant to a 15-minute time-limit
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Steve Travis
6/4/79:
The Iron Sheik (as Hussein Arab) wins the first-ever Battle Royal held at MSG pic.twitter.com/u5UEKrWUJv
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) June 4, 2023
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• Old School WWF Legend Would Have Celebrated His Birthday
Today would have been the birthday of Old School WWF Legend Gorilla Monsoon (Real name: Robert Marella).
After his career as an active WWWF/WWF Superstar came to an end during the early 80s, Gorilla Monsoon became an announcer and will always be remembered as one of the 2 greatest play-by-play commentators in professional wrestling history, with the other one being “Good Ol’ J.R.” Jim Ross.
In 1994 Monsoon was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame (now known as WWE Hall of Fame) by his colleague & friend Jim Ross.
The last time we saw him on TV was during the ‘WWF WrestleMania XV’ PPV, where he received standing ovations.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY & REST IN PEACE!
June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999
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• Old School ECW Veteran Celebrates His Birthday
Old School ECW Veteran Mikey Whipwreck (Real name: John Watson) celebrates his birthday today.
Mikey Whipwreck was originally a member of the ring crew in Todd Gordon’s NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling but Mick Foley trained him to become a professional wrestler, who debuted in February 1994.
After the promotion was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling, Mikey eventually ended up winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in 1995.
He joined Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling for a few months in 1999, but then returned to Paul Heyman’s ECW right away, where he wrestled until the company closed its doors in January 2001.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKEY WHIPWRECK!
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