21 Pro Wrestling DVDs: CLASSIC PRO WRESTLING from 1983!

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Please note that these are transfers from VHS and the picture quality is not perfect. These are plain silver discs with no artwork.
DVD #E488:  WRESTLING FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, January 22, 1983
WORLD TITLE MATCH: BOB BACKLUND v JOHN STUDD
IC TITLE MATCH: Magnificent Muraco v Pedro Morales
- MURACO REGAINS THE IC TITLE!
JIMMY SNUKA v BUDDY ROSE
in an excellent match.
SUPERSTAR GRAHAM v SWEDE HANSON
ROCKY JOHNSON v MR. FUJI
THE SAMOANS v TONY GAREA & EDDIE GILBERT
RAY STEVENS v JULES STRONGBOW
CURT HENNIG v MAC RIVERA
S.D. JONES v BARON SCICLUNA
JOHNNY RODZ v PETE SANCHEZ
SALVATORRE BELLOMO v CHARLIE FULTON
DVD #A393:  WRESTLING FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, February 18, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v MAGNIFICENT MURACO
ANDRE THE GIANT & JIMMY SNUKA v THE SAMOANS
PEDRO MORALES v BUDDY ROSE
SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM v ROCKY JOHNSON
RAY STEVENS v CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW
BIG JOHN STUDD v JULES STRONGBOW
TONY GAREA v MR. FUJI
SWEDE HANSON v SALVATORRE BELLOMO
BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA v JOHNNY RODZ
EDDIE GILBERT v CHARLIE FULTON
CURT HENNIG v JOSE ESTRADA
DVD #E489: WRESTLING from the Philadephia Spectrum, February 19, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v BIG JOHN STUDD
TEN MAN TAG MATCH: Andre The Giant, Jimmy Snuka, Rocky Johnson, Pedro Morales & Salvatorre Bellomo v Magnificent Muraco, Superstar Billy Graham, Ray Stevens, Buddy Rose & Mr. Fuji,
3 out of 5 falls.
THE SAMOANS v CHIEF JAY & JULES STRONGBOW
SWEDE HANSON v S.D. JONES
TONY GAREA v CHARLIE FULTON
EDDIE GILBERT v BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA
CURT HENNIG v JOSE ESTRADA
JOHNNY RODZ v MAC RIVERA
DVD #E490: WRESTLING FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, March 20, 1983
TEXAS DEATH MATCH: BOB BACKLUND v MAGNIFICENT MURACO
SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM v JULES STRONGBOW
RAY STEVENS v SALVATTORE BELLOMO
TONY GAREA v JOHNNY RODZ
BARON SCICLUNA v MAC RIVERA
DVD #E493: WRESTLING FROM LANDOVER, April 23, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v SAMOAN AFA
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v ROCKY JOHNSON
JIMMY SNUKA v SAMOAN SIKA
IVAN KOLOFF v SALVATTORE BELLOMO
IRON MIKE SHARPE v BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA
in a rare heel vs heel match.
SAMOAN SAMU v BOB BRADLEY
BARRY HART v MAC RIVERA
PLUS: FABULOUS MOOLAH & LELANI KAI v PRINCESS VICTORIA & SUSAN STARR
DVD #E491: WRESTLING FROM THE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM, April 30, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v IRON MIKE SHARPE
- before they jobbed him out Sharpe was a reasonably credible contender for a title shot.
ANDRE THE GIANT & ROCKY JOHNSON v MAGNIFICENT MURACO & BIG JOHN STUDD
, with Swede Hanson referee.
RAY STEVENS v TONY GAREA
IVAN KOLOFF v S.D. JONES
MR. FUJI v JOHNNY RODZ
EDDIE GILBERT v BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA
The quality of this DVD is below average but still watchable and enjoyable. It's rare and excellent footage that I would rather see with less than pristine quality than not at all.
DVD #E492: WRESTLING FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
, May 23, 1983
WORLD TITLE MATCH: Bob Backlund v Sgt. Slaughter
IC TITLE MATCH: Magnificent Muraco v Rocky Johnson
Dusty Rhodes v Samoan Samu
Jimmy Snuka v Samoan Afa
Chief Jay Strongbow v Iron Mike Sharpe
Ivan Koloff v Jules Strongbow
Swede Hanson v Salvattore Bellomo
Baron Scicluna v Don Kernodle
Mac Rivera v Pete Doherty
DVD #A392: WRESTLING FROM THE CAP CENTER IN LANDOVER, MD, May 28, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v SAMOAN AFA
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v ROCKY JOHNSON
with Swede Hanson referee.
JIMMY SNUKA v SAMOAN SIKA
SGT. SLAUGHTER v CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW
IVAN KOLOFF v SALVATORRE BELLOMO
IRON MIKE SHARPE v BARON MIKEL SCICLUNA
SAMOAN SAMULA v BOB BRADLEY
BARRY HART v MAC RIVERA
PLUS: FABULOUS MOOLAH & LELANI KAI v PRINCESS VICTORIA & SUSAN STARR
DVD #E494: WRESTLING FROM THE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM, June 4, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v IVAN KOLOFF
ANDRE THE GIANT v BIG JOHN STUDD
JIMMY SNUKA v SAMOAN AFA
ROCKY JOHNSON v SAMOAN SIKA
SGT. SLAUGHTER v CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v SWEDE HANSON
IRON MIKE SHARPE v SALVATTORE BELLOMO
The quality of this DVD is below average but still watchable and enjoyable. It's rare and excellent footage that I would rather see with less than pristine quality than not at all.
DVD #E495: WRESTLING FROM THE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM, July 16, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v GEORGE STEELE
- amusing sidebar...something must have happened with Steele's gear, and he obviously had to borrow Sgt. Slaughter's trunks. Kinda funny seeing "The Animal" wrestling in trunks that have "USMC" on the leg.
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v JIMMY SNUKA
ANDRE THE GIANT, ROCKY JOHNSON, IVAN PUTSKI & CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW v BIG JOHN STUDD & THE THREE SAMOANS (Afa, Sika & Samu)
IRON MIKE SHARPE v TONY GAREA
IVAN KOLOFF v SALVATTORE BELLOMO
SGT. SLAUGHTER v S.D. JONES
THE INVADERS v MR. FUJI & FRANK WILLIAMS
- I'm guessing Tiger Chung Lee was a no-show.
TITO SANTANA v DON KERNODLE
SWEDE HANSON v JEFF CRANEY
DVD #E496: WRESTLING FROM THE CAP CENTER IN LANDOVER, MD, July 23, 1983
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v JIMMY SNUKA
- good match!
ANDRE THE GIANT, DUSTY RHODES & IVAN PUTSKI v THE THREE SAMOANS
(Afa, Sika & Samu)
ROCKY JOHNSON v MR. FUJI
GEORGE STEELE v SALVATTORE BELLOMO
SWEDE HANSON v TONY COLON
BOB BRADLEY v STEVE KING
PETE SANCHEZ v ISRAEL MATIA
JEFF CRANEY v JACK CARSON
DVD #A385: WRESTLING FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, July 30, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v GEORGE STEELE
JIMMY SNUKA v MAGNIFICENT MURACO
SGT. SLAUGHTER v SWEDE HANSON
BIG JOHN STUDD v SALVATORRE BELLOMO
TITO SANTANA v MR. FUJI
IVAN KOLOFF v S.D. JONES
ROCKY JOHNSON v DON KERNODLE
IRON MIKE SHARPE v TONY GAREA
THE INVADERS v FRANK RODRIGUEZ & JEFF CRANEY
BONUS MATCH: ANDRE THE GIANT v BIG JOHN STUDD in a Cage Match from Landover, MD.
DVD #E497: WRESTLING FROM THE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM, August 13, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v SGT. SLAUGHTER
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v JIMMY SNUKA
with Swede Hanson referee.
THE SAMOANS v ROCKY JOHNSON & SALVATORRE BELLOMO
IVAN PUTSKI v GEORGE STEELE
BIG JOHN STUDD v CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW
PAT PATTERSON v IRON MIKE SHARPE
IVAN KOLOFF & DON KERNODLE v THE INVADERS
- after-the-fact weird seeing the tossed together team of Koloff and Kernodle, considering that they'd be NWA tag champs in a year.
TITO SANTANA v MR. FUJI
TONY GAREA v TIGER CHUNG LEE
PETE SANCHEZ v ISRAEL MATIA
DVD #E498: WRESTLING FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, October 17, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v MASKED SUPERSTAR
CAGE MATCH: JIMMY SNUKA v MAGNIFICENT MURACO
- this defines the term "legendary match".
ANDRE THE GIANT v SAMOAN AFA
SGT. SLAUGHTER v IVAN PUTSKI
TITO SANTANA v IRON MIKE SHARPE
THE INVADERS v BUTCHER VACHON & ISRAEL MATIA
TONY GAREA v RENE GOULET
TIGER CHUNG LEE v S.D. JONES
DVD #E499: WRESTLING from the Philadelphia Spectrum, October 22, 1983
STRETCHER MATCH: BOB BACKLUND v SGT. SLAUGHTER
FIJIAN STRAP MATCH: JIMMY SNUKA v MAGNIFICENT MURACO
TITO SANTANA v SAMOAN SIKA
THE INVADERS v DON KERNODLE & RENE GOULET
IRON MIKE SHARPE v SWEDE HANSON
TONY GAREA v BUTCHER VACHON
TIGER CHUNG LEE v S.D. JONES
DVD #E500: WRESTLING FROM THE PHILADELPHIA SPECTRUM, November 24, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v IRON SHEIK
SGT. SLAUGHTER v TONY ATLAS
TITO SANTANA v BIG JOHN STUDD
THE INVADERS v MR. FUJI & IRON MIKE SHARPE
ROCKY JOHNSON v BOB BRADLEY
TONY GAREA v RENE GOULET
TONGA KID v CHARLIE FULTON
S.D. JONES v BUTCHER VACHON
DVD #E501: WRESTLING FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, December 26, 1983
BOB BACKLUND v IRON SHEIK
- a historic match, as Backlund drops the title after carrying it for almost six years.
TITO SANTANA v IVAN KOLOFF
TONY ATLAS, ROCKY JOHNSON & S.D. JONES v THE SAMOANS (Afa, Sika & Samu)
JIMMY SNUKA & ARNOLD SKOALAND v MAGNIFICENT MURACO & CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO
MASKED SUPERSTAR v IVAN PUTSKI
SGT. SLAUGHTER v CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW
THE INVADERS v IRON MIKE SHARPE & BUTCHER VACHON
SALVATORRE BELLOMO v TIGER CHUNG LEE
RENE GOULET v JOSE LUIS RIVERA
DVD #J139: BEST OF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING from 1983, Volume 1
RAY STEVENS v CURT HENNIG-
good match.
TIGER MASK v MR. SAITO
- Tiger Mask was amazing!
MR. FUJI v CURT HENNIG
RAY STEVENS v S.D. JONES
RAY STEVENS v TONY GAREA
ROCKY JOHNSON v JOHNNY RODZ
THE SAMOANS v CURT HENNIG & EDDIE GILBERT
JIMMY SNUKA v CHARLIE FULTON
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v S.D. JONES
IRON MIKE SHARPE v CURT HENNIG
- Sharpe makes his debut here and it looked like he was getting a push.
GORILLA MONSOON tries to bodyslam Big John Studd.
ANDRE THE GIANT tries to bodyslam Big John Studd, and it all goes off the rails.
MR. FUJI v CURT HENNIG
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v ROCKY JOHNSON
-Johnson is about to win the Intercontinental title but Lou Albano does a run in.
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v S.D. JONES
TONY GAREA & EDDIE GILBERT v SWEDE HANSON & JOSE ESTRADA
JIMMY SNUKA v TONY RUSSO
- Lou Albano refuses to leave ringside so Snuka "evens the sides" by bringing out Andre The Giant. This is a hilarious series of events.
IRON MIKE SHARPE v S.D. JONES
DVD #J140: BEST OF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING from 1983, Volume 2
THE SAMOANS v CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW & JULES STRONGBOW
- The Samoans win the tag titles for a record third time.
ROCKY JOHNSON v JOHNNY RODZ
SGT. SLAUGHTER v S.D. JONES
- Sarge makes his return.
JIMMY SNUKA v JOHNNY RODZ
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v S.D. JONES
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v EDDIE GILBERT
IVAN PUTSKI v CHARLIE FULTON
- Putski makes his return.
TATSUMI FUJINAMI v MAC RIVERA
SGT. SLAUGHTER v TONY GAREA
- the match never starts as Slaughter attacks Bob Backlund and whips him with a riding crop. Bob has some NASTY marks on him after this one.
IVAN KOLOFF v S.D. JONES
MAGNIFICENT MURACO SPITS AT JIMMY SNUKA
, which sets off a wild brawl. As they're being pulled apart, Muraco smacks Snuka with the ring mic, and Snuka does a major blade job.
IVAN PUTSKI v DON KERNODLE
THE THREE SAMOANS v TONY GAREA, S.D. JONES & RUDY DIAMOND
TITO SANTANA v BUTCHER VACHON
THE THREE SAMOANS v TONY GAREA, S.D. JONES & CHUCK TANNER
DVD #J141: BEST OF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING from 1983, Volume 3
JIMMY SNUKA does an interview after the Muraco incident. Vince baits him about what happened, so Snuka loses it and starts throwing chairs around. Great, hilarious stuff here.
MAGNIFICENT MURACO v S.D. JONES
ROCKY JOHNSON v DON KERNODLE
ANDRE THE GIANT v BOB BRADLEY & JEFF CRANEY
in a handicap match.
SGT. SLAUGHTER v S.D. JONES
- Sarge enters the arena in a camouflage limousine.
THE THREE SAMOANS v SWEDE HANSON, PETE SANCHEZ & STEVE KING
THE INVADERS v DON KERNODLE & JEFF CRANEY
THE SAMOANS (AFA & SIKA) v SALVATTORE BELLOMO & DICK TESSIER
THE THREE SAMOANS v TONY GAREA, SWEDE HANSON & KEN JUGAN
THE SAMOANS (AFA & SIKA) v TONY GAREA & PETE SANCHEZ
JIMMY SNUKA v BUTCHER VACHON
MR. FUJI & TIGER CHUNG LEE v TONY GAREA & BOB CLEMENT
MASKED SUPERSTAR v EDDIE GILBERT
- Gilbert had recently returned from a neck injury suffered in a legit car wreck. Naturally, Superstar gives him two corkscrew neckbreakers inside the ring and one on the outside and Gilbert is taken out in an ambulance.
TONY ATLAS & ROCKY JOHNSON v DON KERNODLE & BOB BRADLEY
TONY ATLAS & ROCKY JOHNSON v RENE GOULET & BOB BRADLEY
TITO SANTANA v CHARLIE FULTON
DVD #J142: BEST OF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING from 1983, Volume 4
MR. FUJI v TONY GAREA
TONY ATLAS & ROCKY JOHNSON v THE SAMOANS
in a brawl that goes to a double disqualification.
JIMMY SNUKA v CHARLIE FULTON
ROCKY JOHNSON v BUTCHER VACHON
THE SAMOANS (AFA & SIKA) v SWEDE HANSON & TONY RICCO
MR. FUJI & TIGER CHUNG LEE v TONGA KID & DICK TESSIER
TONY ATLAS & ROCKY JOHNSON v BUTCHER VACHON & BOB BRADLEY
PAUL ORNDORFF v MARK MATTOX
- Orndorff makes his debut.
SGT. SLAUGHTER v S.D. JONES
TITO SANTANA v RENE GOULET
MASKED SUPERSTAR v TONGA KID
NO DQ: TONY ATLAS & ROCKY JOHNSON v THE SAMOANS
- Lou Albano swings and misses with a chair, breaking it over his head, and we have new tag champs.
IRON MIKE SHARPE v TONY GAREA
- Sharpe uses his loaded forearm pad so Tito Santana does the run in. After the match Sharpe and manager Captain Lou Albano seem to have a split. Good stuff!
TONY ATLAS & ROCKY JOHNSON v RENE GOULET & KURT VON HESS
THE SAMOANS v TONY GAREA & S.D. JONES
BOB BACKLUND v IRON SHEIK
, clip- history is made as Backlund is trapped in the camel clutch and Arnold Skoaland throws in the towel for his charge, surrendering the title to Iron Sheik.
TITO SANTANA v IRON MIKE SHARPE
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