03-26 BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs IVAN KOLOFF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN **1/2 (some repeated spots but fun power stuff)
03-26 ALBANO/VALIANTS vs ZBYSZKO/GAREA/DUSTY RHODES MADISON SQUARE GARDEN *3/4 (underwhelming face loss)
03-26 PETER MAIVIA vs IVAN PUTSKI MADISON SQUARE GARDEN * (curfew draw - all punching)
04-14 GREG VALENTINE vs SD JONES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING * (squash)
04-14 VALIANTS vs TED DIBIASE/FRED CURRY/STEVE TRAVIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING ** (good brawl at the end)
06-02 NIKOLAI VOLKOFF vs JOSE ESTRADA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING *
06-04 BOB BACKLUND vs GREAT HUSSEIN ARAB WWF TITLE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ***3/4
Finished up this disc and just started listening to the podcast. I liked Bruno/Ivan enough, certainly crisp and was cool to hear the crowd making the ten count and go CRAZY when it hit 10.
I liked seeing Dusty and his shtick (and elbows) but pretty crappy 6-man with what seemed like a botched ending and was real curious why no one made the save from the face side. No payoff with Dusty and Albano either (which Vince even notes).
I didn't mind the Valiants in their other match here with Ted getting to debut on the set, pretty fun brawl to close out the show with the credits rolling.
I like the in-between squash matches to highlight other guys in the promotion at the time (obviously not much happening in April and May 79 ).
The main event for the disc is certainly worth the wait - solid 30 minute match, I don't think I'd put it above either Valentine match but a solid #3 through the first half of 79. Interested to listen to what everyone rated this one. The chair stuff was awesome - crowd just went bezerk when that got introduced.