Last updated on 04/21/2023

01/18/1971 World Wide Wrestling Federation (Vincent J. McMahon) - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (21,106; $85,544)
Joe Turco (14:06) Jean DuBois
Black Demon (8:15) Billy Darnell
Mike Conrad (11:59) Manuel Soto
Blackjack Mulligan (5:35) Jose Luis Rivera
Bulldog Brower (7:19) Tony Marino
WWWF United States Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (5:41) Canadian Wolfman
WWWF World Heavyweight Title*: Ivan Koloff (14:55) Bruno Sammartino
WWWF International Tag Team Title(?): Mongols* (curfew? draw) Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon

02/08/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV]
Vincenti Pometti (13:34) Lee Wong
Jack Evans (10:15) Jean DuBois
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus def Little Joey & Frenchy Landau
Blackjack Mulligan (8:07) Tony Marino
Gorilla Monsoon (4:13 DCOR) Bepo Mongol
Canadian Wolfman (20min limit draw) Manuel Soto
Bruno Sammartino (5:27) Geeto Mongol
WWWF World Heavyweight Title*: Pedro Morales (23:18) Ivan Koloff

02/10/1971 WWWF - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Jack Evans def Mike Conrad
Jean DuBois drew Johnny Rodz
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus (2-0) Little Joey & Frenchy LaMont
Gorilla Monsoon & Tony Marino (2-0) Vincente Pommetti & Black Demon
Pedro Morales def Bulldog Brower

03/01/1971 WWWF - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Magnificent Maurice vs Chief Jay Strongbow
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon vs Bulldog Brower & Canadian Wolfman
Blackjack Mulligan vs Tony Marino
plus a midget tag team match

03/15/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (24,130; $84,615)
Jose Rivera (12:34 pin) Jack Evans
Manuel Soto (7:18) Johnny Rodz
Tony Marino (13:15) Mike Conrad
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus (2-1) Joey Russell & Sonny Boy Hayes
1: Low Low & Brutus (8:46)
2: Russell & Hayes
3: Low Low & Brutus (3:14)
Chief Jay Strongbow (20min limit draw) Bulldog Brower
Gorilla Monsoon (12:38 pin) Canadian Wolfman
WWWF World Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (13:20 pin) Blackjack Mulligan

03/22/1971 WWWF - New Haven, CT - New Haven Arena
Blackjack Mulligan vs Tony Marino
Bulldog Brower vs Cyclone Soto
Jean Dubois vs Chief Jay Strongbow
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs Sonny Haynes & Tahiti Kid
WWWF World Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* vs Canadian Wolfman

03/25/1971 WWWF - Sunnyside, NY - Sunnyside Garden
Pete Sanchez drew Mike Conrad
Jose Rivera def Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow vs Bull Pometti
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus def Joey Russell & Frenchy LaMont [sub. for Sonny Boy Hayes & Haiti Kid]
Pedro Morales & Manuel Soto def Bulldog Brower & Canadian Wolfman

04/01/1971 WWWF - Sunnyside, NY - Sunnyside Garden
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon vs Bulldog Brower & Canadian Wildman
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs Tahiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes
Chief Jay Strongbow vs Vincente Pommetti
Jose Rivera vs Jack Evans
Mike Conrad vs Pete Sanchez

04/03/1971 WWWF - Elizabeth, NJ
Fabulous Moolah & White Venus def Donna Christanello & Vicki Williams (Venus pinned Williams)
Beautiful Bobby def Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow def Vincenti Pommetti
Tony Marino def Canadian Wolfman
Bulldog Brower def Manuel Soto
Pedro Morales def Blackjack Mulligan

04/07/1971 WWWF - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center (2,851)
Akim Manuka def Joe Turco
Manuel Soto def Vincenti Pommetti
Tony Marino def Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow def Canadian Wolfman
Blackjack Mulligan def Gorilla Monsoon
Pedro Morales def Beautiful Bobby

04/10/1971 - S. Farmingdale, NY - Columbus Lodge # 2143 Sons of Italy
Sal Marino vs Hans Steel
Tony Cosenza vs Kenny Ackles
Al Norcus vs Plow Boy
East Coast Tag Team Title: Buddy the Bruiser & Crusher Townsend vs Sweet Daddy Siki & Mr. Puerto Rico

04/12/1971 WWWF - Paterson, NJ - Armory (3,500; $9,840)
Juan Caruso def Akim Manuka
Jimmy Valiant drew Tony Marino
Beautiful Bobby (10:34 pin) Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow (pin) Bulldog Brower
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales (pin) Blackjack Mulligan
Cyclone Soto & Gorilla Monsoon def The Canadian Wolfman & Johnny Rodz

04/24/1971 WWWF - Sunnyside, NY - Sunnyside Garden (matinee)
Little Brutus & Sky Low Low (2-1) the Tahiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes
Chief Jay Strongbow def Johnny Rodz
Jimmy Valiant def Vincente Pometti
Blackjack Mulligan def Tony Marino
WWWF World Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* def Bulldog Brower

05/01/1971 WWWF - New Haven, CT - New Haven Arena
Bull Pometti & Juan Caruso vs Manuel Soto & Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF World Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* vs Bulldog Brower
plus four other matches

05/05/1971 NWF – Municipal Auditorium – Kingston, NY
The Executioner (15min) Little Abner
Pete Sanchez (2-1) Bull Johnson
Chief White Owl & Little Abner [sub. for Dominic DeNucci] (2-1 DQ) Kurt Von Hess & The Executioner [sub. for Hans Schmidt]

05/11/1971 NWF – Municipal Auditorium – Kingston, NY
Little Abner (20min dec) Waldo Von Erich
Victor Rivera [sub. for Dominic Denucci] (20min limit draw) Crusher Verdu
Kurt Von Hess & Eric the Red (25min) Victor Rivera & Pete Sanchez [sub. for Chief White Owl]
* Newspaper artcile has Von Hess & Sanchez beating Eric & Rivera.
Bobo Brazil (20min) Ernie Ladd

05/22/1971 WWWF - Orangeburg, NY - Tappan Zee HS-8pm
Johnny Rodz & Juan Caruso vs Akim Manuka & Mike Pappas
Part of a Family Night including 8 boxing matches

05/24/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (18,527)
Sonny Boy Hayes & Tahiti Kid (2-0) Sky Low Low & Little Brutus
Jimmy Valiant (12:28) Vincente Pometti
Manuel Soto (11:32) Juan Caruso
Beautiful Bobby (5:26) Mike Pappas
Bob Roop (5:24) Akim Manuka
Eddie Graham (20min limit draw) Chief Jay Strongbow
Luke Graham (7:56 COR) Gorilla Monsoon
Pedro Morales (14:12) Tarzan Tyler

05/26/1971 WWWF - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Handicap Match: Gorilla Monsoon vs Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Luke Graham vs Victor Rivera
Pedro Morales vs Blackjack Mulligan
plus two other bouts

05/29/1971 WWWF (Willie Gilzenberg) - Paterson, NJ - Armory (2,700; $7,287)
Manny Soto drew Jimmy Valiant
Luke Graham (13:14) Bill Pometti
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus (2-0) Sonny Boy Hayes & Haiti Kid
Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow (2-0) Beautiful Bobby & Black Demon
1: Strongbow (10:10) Bobby
2: Morales (6:50 pin) Demon

06/11/1971 WWWF - New Haven, CT - New Haven Arena
Luke Graham vs Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF World Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* vs Blackjack Mulligan
plus other bouts

06/21/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV]
Beautiful Bobby (15min limit draw) Jimmy Valiant
Dory Funk Sr. (7:54) Bill White
Al Costello & Don Kent (2-0) Akim Manuka & Mike Pappas
Bob Roop (10:18) Manuel Soto
Chief Jay Strongbow def Eddie Graham
Tarzan Tyler (20min limit draw) Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF World Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (15:28) Luke Graham

06/26/1971 WWWF - Elizabeth, NJ
Pedro Morales (DQ) Tarzan Tyler

07/08/1971 NWF - Kingston, NY - Municipal Auditorium
L’il Abner (28min) Ron Saunders
Pete Sanchez (20min limit draw) The Masked Executioner
Chief White Owl & L’il Abner [sub. for Luis Martinez] (2-1) Eric the Red & Kurt Von Hess two falls to one:
1: Von Hess & Eric (10min)
2: Owl & Abner (0:15)
3: Owl & Abner (6min)

07/09/1971 WWWF - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall
Arnold Skaaland (7:20 backslide) Luis Torres
Luke Graham (16:20) Manuel Soto
Handicap Match: Gorilla Monsoon (8:46 pin) *Juan Caruso & Bull Pometti
Vicki Williams & Jan Sheridan (2-1) Fabulous Moolah & White Venus
Tarzan Tyler (COR) Chief Jay Strongbow

07/23/1971 WWWF - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall (2,500)
Arnold Skaaland def Jack Evans
Manuel Soto def Mike Pappas
Jimmy Valiant drew Beautiful Bobby
Fabulous Moolah & Toni Rose (2-1) Vicki Williams & Jan Sheridan
Pedro Morales def Black Demon

07/24/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (21,912; sell out, the first ever $100,000 wrestling gate in New York)
Little Beaver (10:24) Joey Russell
Mike Pappas (7:25) Jack Evans
Fabulous Kangaroos: Costello & Kent (2-1) Manuel Soto & Bill White
Jimmy Valiant (8:17) Black Demon
Chief Jay Strongbow (7:04) Beautiful Bobby
Bruno Sammartino (1:04) Blackjack Mulligan
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon (2-1) Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler

07/28/1971 WWWF - Denville, NJ - Morris Catholic HS
Arnold Skaaland vs Mike Monroe
Jimmy Valiant vs Juan Caruso
Chief Jay Strongbow vs Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Title: Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham* vs Mike Pappas & Manuel Soto
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* vs Beautiful Bobby

07/30/1971 WWWF - Paterson, NJ - Armory
Pedro Morales, Jay Strongbow, & Gorilla Monsoon def Tarzan Tyler, Luke Graham, & Beautiful Bobby

08/01/1971 WWWF - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall (2,600)
Jack Evans (20min limit draw) Chuck Richards
Originally announced:
Jack Evans vs Ernie Lassiter
Chuck Richards vs Mighty Atlas
Gorilla Monsoon (9:21 pin) Black Demon
* Demon was supposed to take his mask off if he lost. He refused and was find fined $100 by the referee.
Jimmy Valiant (9:52 pin) Vincente Pometti
World Women’s Title: Fabulous Moolah* (2-0) Jan Shridan [sub. for Alice Brady]
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales (13:24 COR) Luke Graham

08/06-08/1971
WWWF joins the NWA at the annual convention in Mexico City, Mexico.

08/11/1971 WWWF - Sunnyside, NY - Sunnyside Garden
Jack Evans def Tito Torres
Moose Monroe def Tomas Marin
Juan Caruso def Bull Molina
Manny Soto def Black Demon
Beautiful Bobby def Bull Pometti
Tarzan Tyler (DDQ) Jay Strongbow

08/20/1971 WWWF - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall
Juan Caruso vs Carlos Paredes
Mike Pappas vs Mighty Atlas
Mike Munroe vs Ernie Lassiter
Stan Stasiak vs Jimmy Valiant
Helen O’Connell vs White Venus
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (COR) Tarzan Tyler

08/25/1971 WWWF - Freeport, NY - Freeport Stadium
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid [sub. for Little Beaver] def Frenchy LaMont & Tom Thumb [sub. for Sky Low Low & Little Brutus]
Manuel Soto drew Mike Monroe
Jimmy Valiant & Beautiful Bobby def Karl Gotch & Mike Pappas
Gorilla Monsoon def Black Demon
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (DQ) Luke Graham

08/30/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (16,720; $70,684)
Frenchy Lamont (4:16) Joey Russell
Jimmy Valiant (5:29) Mike Pappas
Manuel Soto (20min limit draw) Mike Monroe
Karl Gotch (10:59) Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Title: Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham* (COR) Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (19:51 DTKO) Stan Stasiak
Dory Funk Sr. & Terry Funk (45:00 curfew draw) Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello & Don Kent

09/03/1971 WWWF - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall
Karl Gotch drew Mike Monroe
Stan Stasiak (10:20) Juan Caruso
Fabulous Moolah & White Venus (2-1) Paula Kaye & Jan Sheridan
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon (2-1) Luke Graham & Mike Monroe [2nd match, sub. for Tarzan Tyler]
* Tyler no-showed due to a traffic jam caused by a gyrocopter crash on the Garden State Parkway.

09/18/1971 WWWF - Sunnyside, NY - Sunnyside Garden (matinee)
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* vs Tarzan Tyler

09/22/1971 WWWF (Arnold Skaaland) - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Karl Gotch (19:35) Black Demon [sub. for Mike Monroe]
Beautiful Bobby (10:39) Mike Monroe [sub. for Mike Pappas]
Stan Stasiak (13:59) Rene Goulet
WWWF Tag Team Title: Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham* (2-1) Gorilla Monsoon & Manuel Soto
1: Tyler & Graham (15:40)
2: Monsoon & Soto (13:15)
3: Tyler & Graham (5:48)
Jimmy Valiant (curfew draw) Chief Jay Strongbow

10/11/1971 WWWF - Jersey City, NJ - Armory (2,500; $7,310)
Karl Gotch (12:50 pin) Beautiful Bobby
Rene Goulet drew Mike Monroe
Rugged Russians: #1 & #2 (2-0) Manny Soto & Mike Pappas
WWWF Tag Team Title: Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham* (2-1) Gorilla Monsoon & Jay Strongbow
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (14:20 pin) Jimmy Valiant

10/20/1971 WWWF (Arnold Skaaland) - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Angelo Savoldi (DQ) Mike Conrad
Karl Gotch def Beautiful Bobby
Iron Russians def Manny Soto & Mike Pappas
WWWF International Tag Team Title Match: Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera (DQ) Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham*

10/25/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (22,070)
Rene Goulet (9:15) Juan Caruso
Jimmy Valiant (7:39) Manuel Soto
Karl Gotch def Beautiful Bobby
The Rugged Russians (2-0) Mike Pappas & Mike Conrad
Gorilla Monsoon (7:09) Mike Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera (2-0) Tarzan Tyer & Luke Graham
Texas Death Match: Pedro Morales (12:45) Stan Stasiak

10/27/1971
Rudy Dusek passes away at 70.

11/05/1971 WWWF - Elizabeth, NJ - Armory
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* vs Luke Graham
Victor Rivera vs Tarzan Tyler
The Rugged Russians vs Gorilla Monsoon & Manuel Soto
Jimmy Valiant vs Rene Goulet
Tito Torres vs Bull Molina

11/15/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (22,089)
Black Demon (8:27) Chuck Richards
Rene Goulet (20min limit draw) Manuel Soto
Karl Gotch (11:05) Mike Monroe
The Rugged Russians def Jimmy Valiant & Beautiful Bobby
Gorilla Monsoon (9:51) Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera (24:45 DQ) Tarzan Tyler & Luke Graham
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (8:22 TKO) Fred Blassie

11/21/1971 WWWF - White Plains, NY
Pedro Morales vs Stan Stasiak

11/24/1971 WWWF - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Karl Gotch vs Jimmy Valiant
Tarzan Tyler vs Manuel Soto
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs Farmer Gerome & Sonny Boy Hayes
Fred Blassie (COR) Jay Strongbow
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* vs Stan Stasiak

11/27/1971 WWWF - Sunnyside, NY - Sunnyside Garden
Mike Conrad (10:55) Juan Caruso [sub. for Tomas Marin]
Karl Gotch def Mike Monroe
Stan Stasiak def Manuel Soto
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus def Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes
Victor Rivera & Jay Strongbow drew Russians: #1 & #2

12/06/1971 WWWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (22,091)
Manuel Soto (10:47) Mike Monroe
Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Haynes (2-0) Sky Low Low & Little Brutus
Stan Stasiak (20min limit draw) Chief Jay Strongbow
Victor Rivera (12:16) Jimmy Valiant
Fabulous Kangaroos drew the Rugged Russians
WWWF Tag Team Title*: Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet (2-0) Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler
WWWF Heavyweight Title: Pedro Morales* (7:15) Fred Blassie

12/18/1971 WWWF - Sunnyside, NY - Sunnyside Garden (matinee)
Bull Pometti vs Tomas Marin
Manuel Soto def Juan Caruso
Mike Monroe & Black Demon vs Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet
Jimmy Valiant vs Victor Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow vs Fred Blassie

12/18/1971 WWWF - New York, NY (evening?)
Pedro Morales def Ray Stevens

 

Researches by Andy Oren, Hisaharu Tanabe
including the information from Paul Sosnowski, KM: Discussion Forums, The History of WWE.com, the newspaper ads/articles and programs provided by Doug McLeer, Baron Sumio, and Brett Williams