Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden Episode 8

Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden

Here is episode 8 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, which reviews the Madison Sq. Garden WWWF card of April 19th, 1972. This show featured a wild main event between WWWF Champion Pedro Morales, who defended his title against the crazy KING CURTIS! The show features rare audio with Pampero Firpo, The Grand Wizard, King Curtis, Lou Albano and Pedro Morales!

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The Card:

WWWF New York City, NY

Madison Square Garden - April 17, 1972

Attendance 15,549

Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated the Tahiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes 2 falls to 1 at 14:57

Manuel Soto defeated the Black Demon @9:25

Don Curtis defeated Mike Padiousis at 10:21

Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rene Goulet at 5:44

Sonny King defeated Smasher Sloan at 4:45

Ernie Ladd pinned Jimmy Valiant at 5:58

Pampero Firpo defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 6:25

Victor Rivera fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a 20-minute draw

WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned King Curtis after coming off the top at 7:05

Attendance 18,301

Producer: Tim Puttre Writer/Researcher: Ritchie Garcia

Hosts: John Arezzi and Tim Puttre

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