Superbowl of Wrestling

The Superbowl of Wrestling was an event held in the 1970s. It was one of the first professional wrestling "Supercards".

History

1972

Infobox Wrestling event
name = Superbowl of Wrestling


promotion = National Wrestling Alliance
date = August 12, 1972
venue = Municipal Stadium
city = Cleveland, Ohio

The first Superbowl of Wrestling was held in Cleveland, Ohio at Municipal Stadium on August 12, 1972. Three rings were set up, side by side, and often more than one match would be going on at a time. Attendance figures have been estimated as high as 20,000 and as low as 5,000. No reliable sources seem to agree on a number.

Here are partial results of the show:
*Tony Marino & Tony Parisi defeated Motoji Okuma & Mashio Koma to win the tag team tournament
**Tag team tournament opening round matches: Manuel Sato & Victor Rivera went to a double-DQ with Waldo Von Erich & Karl Von Stroheim, Tony Marino & Toni Parisi won by default. Luis Martinez & Sal Dominguez d. Tex McKenzie & Lil Abner.
**Semifinals: Koma & Okuma d. Luis Martinez & Sal Dominguez.
**Finals: Tony & Toni d. Koma & Okuma).
*Sue Green & Lily Thomas defeated Tippy Wells & Peggy Patterson to win the women's tag team tournament
*Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated Haiti Kid & Frenchy Lamont to win the midget tag team tournament
*NWF World Tag Team Champions the Fargo Brothers defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Chief White Owl
*NWA Women's World Tag Team Champions Toni Rose & Donna Christanello defeated Sandy Parker & Debbie Johnson
*NWA World Women's Champion The Fabulous Moolah defeated Vickie Williams
*NWA United States Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Killer Tim Brooks
*Ernie Ladd vs. Abdullah the Butcher ended in a double disqualification
*NWF North American Champion Johnny Powers defeated Johnny Valentine

1978

Infobox Wrestling event
name = Superbowl of Wrestling


promotion = National Wrestling Alliance World Wide Wrestling Federation Championship Wrestling from Florida
date = January 25, 1978
venue = Miami Orange Bowl
city = Miami, Florida

Another Superbowl of Wrestling was held on January 25, 1978. This Superbowl of Wrestling was held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, drawing over 12,000 fans for a unification match between the WWWF and NWA World Championships. Here are the results:
*Rocky Johnson defeated Killer Karl Kox via DQ
*Ivan Putski defeated Ox Baker
*Joyce Grable won an eight woman battle royal
*Chavo Guerrero defeated Tank Patterson
*Bobby Duncum defeated Don Serrano
*Keith Franks defeated John Ruffin
*Mike Graham & Steve Keirn defeated The Valiant Brothers to win the NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship
*Pedro Morales defeated Lars Anderson
*Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito
*Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera
*WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race ended in a 60-minute time limit draw during a three fall match
**Gorilla Monsoon and Don Curtis were the special referees for the match, which saw Graham defeat Race via submission in the first fall, before losing the second fall via countout with less than 15 minutes remaining in the time limit. When the time limit expired with the match tied at a fall each, it was declared a draw.

Modern Era

Many smaller independent promotions have been holding their own revived version of the Superbowl in recent years.Fact|date=February 2007

References

* [http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/nwf.html#superbowl Superbowl of Wrestling Results]