On May 21, 1984 the WWF MSG Show took place at a sold out Madison Square Garden. Take a look back as Sgt. Slaughter takes on The Iron Sheik (with Freddie Blassie). After the match, a bloodied SLAUGHTER leads the crowd with the Pledge of Allegiance. | Davenport Sports Network

On November 6, 1987 WWF Wrestling took place from the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas. Take a look back as “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff takes on “Ravishing” Rick Rude (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan). The match is called by Bruce Pritchard, Mike McGuirk and “The Duke of Dorchester” Pete Doherty. | Davenport Sports Network

On February 17, 1986 WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Macho Man Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) in a lumberjack match in front of 20,225 fans at Madison Square Garden! | Davenport Sports Network

WWF @ Madison Square Garden – October 20, 1980 Dusty Rhodes & Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match via referee’s decision; fall #1: Rhodes pinned Sika with an elbow at 11:47; fall #2: the curfew expired | RassleRama

Rocky Johnson, born in 1944, joined the WWF in the early 1980s after success in the NWA. In 1983, he and Tony Atlas, as “The Soul Patrol,” became the first African-American WWF World Tag Team Champions, holding the titles until 1984. After retiring in 1991, Rocky trained his son, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, helping him enter the WWF. He appeared occasionally, like at WrestleMania 13 in 1997, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008 by The Rock, before passing away in 2020. Dwayne “The R

1980 WWF Championship Wrestling Vince McMahon interviews Tony Atlas. This brings out Hulk Hogan and Fred Blassie. | RassleRama