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The WWWF operated in a conservative matter compared to other pro wrestling territories ; it ran its major arenas monthly rather than weekly or bi-weekly, usually featuring a babyface champion wrestling various heels in programs consisting of one to three matches, with the initial meeting often featuring a heel win in a non-decisive manner.
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WWWF and other
By late 1972 Studd left the WWWF and went on to other promotions.
He made Vancouver his home base while also making appearances in other promotions throughout North America and in Japan, particularly a lengthy stint in the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) in 1964 ; while there, he challenged WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino several times.
WWWF and pro
( Despite its name, the WWWF was, like all pro wrestling promotions of its time, mostly a regional operation.
WWWF and wrestling
Morales was the first man in wrestling history to win all three major men's titles in the World Wrestling Federation: the WWWF Championship, the Intercontinental Championship and the WWF World Tag Team Championship.
Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino ( born October 6, 1935 ) is a former Italian born American professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ), holding the title across two reigns for over 11 years in total, as well as the longest single WWE Championship reign in professional wrestling history.
2 weeks later, all syndicated wrestling shows in the WWWF showed a clip of Morales and Sammartino signing a contract for a title match at Shea Stadium.
As soon as he arrived, he began wrestling in the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) ( currently known as WWE ).
Promoter Willie Gilzenberg, and first WWWF " President " appeared on Washington, D. C. TV in April 1963 ; and announced that Rogers had been the victor in a wrestling tournament which took place in Brazil, effectively making him the first WWWF title holder.
The World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ), which later evolved into World Wrestling Entertainment, was the major wrestling promotion in the northeast United States in the early 1960s.
McMahon's group, the Capitol Wrestling Corporation ( he later renamed the group the WWWF World Wide Wrestling Federation ) came to dominate professional wrestling in the 1950s and 1960s in what was then the nation's most populous area, the Northeast.
At the time, the WWWF was the dominant wrestling promotion in the Northeast U. S. Marella formed a friendship with McMahon, and became a 1 / 6 shareholder in the WWWF, controlling bookings in several WWWF territories.
Several championship wrestling matches occurred there, both for the NWA and the WWWF ( including Stan Stasiak winning the WWWF championship belt in 1973, the only time until 1977 the belt ever changed hands outside of Madison Square Garden ).
In addition to wrestling, Skaaland was a shareholder of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the parent company of the WWWF, and a business partner of WWWF Chairman Vince McMahon Sr. Skaaland was responsible for producing WWWF shows in the Westchester County Center in Westchester County, New York and serving as an agent for André the Giant.
Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s he held numerous singles and tag team titles throughout several NWA and AWA territories, as well as wrestling for the WWWF, where his claw hold was " censored " by a huge red " X " on WWWF televsion because of the blood it would draw when applied.
Bockwinkel was involved in the first ever AWA versus World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) World Title Unification match, wrestling WWWF Champion, Bob Backlund, to a double count-out, on March 25, 1979.
After the title loss, Pierre retired from wrestling and Eric left the WWWF.
After leaving the WWWF, Irwin took a year-long hiatus before returning to wrestling in 1979, where he debuted in Championship Wrestling from Florida as Thor the Viking, with Oliver Humperdink as his manager, with a victory over Steve Travis on October 6.
WWWF and its
The WWWF recognized Rogers as its first world champion in April 1963.
WWWF and major
The WWWF United States Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1963 until 1967.
WWWF and babyface
Brazil also once wrestled Bill Miller to a draw, and challenged Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Championship in a battle of two top babyface competitors.
Arion, a popular and seemingly unbeatable babyface, returned to the WWWF after an absence and teamed with Strongbow.
WWWF and champion
Although the WWWF had withdrawn from the NWA, Vince McMahon, Sr. quietly rejoined the organization in 1971, although he did not book an NWA world champion in his territory until Harley Race in the late 1970s.
He was a two-time world heavyweight champion, most notably becoming the first professional wrestler to hold both the WWWF Championship, now known as the WWE Championship, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Vincent J. McMahon's Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the precursor to the WWWF, seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance for a variety of reasons including the selection of the NWA World Heavyweight Champion and the number of dates wrestled by the champion in the promotion.
The title win set a precedent, as previous heels who had won the WWWF Title would almost immediately lose it, serving as a conduit ( or " transitional champion ") between fan favorite reigns.
In 1978 he wrestled WWWF champion Bob Backlund.
WWWF and various
The duo went on to capture numerous tag team championships in various NWA affiliated promotions as well as the WWWF World Tag Team Championship in August 1975.
After his WWWF run, he continued to have success as a singles and tag team wrestler, holding championships in various promotions.
WWWF and one
During his time in the WWWF, Ivan Koloff wrestled WWWF title matches against Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Superstar Billy Graham and Bob Backlund, holding the distinction, with fellow villain Stan Stasiak, as one of only two men to challenge all four of these popular champions.
During his time in the promotion, he became a one time WWWF Champion.
One of Graham's most famous matches took place in 1977 in Miami, Florida at the famed Orange Bowl football stadium against then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race in a WWWF Championship vs. NWA World Heavyweight Championship unification match which ended in a bloody one hour time-limit draw.
Ladd challenged Bruno Sammartino one time at Madison Square Garden for the WWWF title when Bruno reigned, handily pinning Earl " Mr. Universe " Maynard the month prior.
On June 1, 1967 he collected his only title as one half of the WWWF United States Tag Team Champions, when Tony Parisi gave his half of the title to Skaaland.
Gino also wrestled at least one match around this time in the WWWF.
While there, he had one last reign with what was then known as the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship, as he teamed with Tony Parisi to hold the belts for seven months in 1966.
He was one half of The Blackjacks with Blackjack Mulligan in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) and World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ).
WWWF and three
He took three years off from the NWA to join the WWWF as a mid-card face ( from 1974 – 1977 ).
* WWWF World Tag Team Championship: Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf defeated The Executioners (# 1 and # 2 ) in a two out of three falls match to retain the titles.
WWWF and matches
He worked in singles matches for the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ).
Originally produced under the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) banner, Championship Wrestling featured all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches.
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