Showdown at Shea

Showdown at Shea (1976)
Promotion	World Wide Wrestling Federation
Date	June 25, 1976[4]
City	Flushing, New York
Venue	Shea Stadium
Attendance	32,000[4]
Showdown at Shea chronology
← Previous; 1972	Next →; 1980

Showdown At Shea (1972)
Promotion	World Wide Wrestling Federation
Date	September 30, 1972[2]
City	Flushing, New York
Venue	Shea Stadium
Attendance	22,508[2]
Showdown at Shea chronology
← Previous; First	Next →; 1976

Showdown at Shea was the name given to three professional wrestling events presented by the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), and then World Wrestling Federation (WWF), at Flushing, New York's Shea Stadium. The events were held in 1972, 1976, and 1980.[1]

Event results


No.	Results[3]	Stipulations	Times
1	Little Beaver and Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams and Sonny Boy Hayes	Tag team match	08:25[2]
2	El Olimpico defeated Chuck O'Connor by disqualification	Singles match	05:15[2]
3	Jack Brisco defeated Mr. Fuji	Singles match	14:07[2]
4	Gorilla Monsoon defeated Ernie Ladd via referee's decision after they fought to a time-limit draw	Singles match	20:00[2]
5	Chief Jay Strongbow and Sonny King defeated Lou Albano and The Spoiler	Tag team match	04:28[2]
6	The Fabulous Moolah (c) defeated Debbie Johnson	Singles match for the World Women's Championship	07:27[2]
7	Pedro Morales (c) fought Bruno Sammartino to a curfew draw	Singles match for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship	75:05[2]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

This event featured the telecast of Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki fight from Tokyo, Japan.


No.	Results[5]	Stipulations	Times
1	Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna	Singles match	07:58[4]
2	José Gonzáles and Kevin Sullivan fought to a time-limit draw	Singles match	20:00[4]
3	Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf (c) defeated The Executioners (#1 and #2)	Two out of three falls tag team match for the WWWF World Tag Team Championship	19:58
4	André the Giant defeated Chuck Wepner by countout	Boxer vs. wrestler match	01:17 of round 3[4]
5	Bruno Sammartino (c) defeated Stan Hansen by countout	Singles match for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship	10:19[4]
6	Antonio Inoki and Muhammad Ali fought to a draw	Boxer vs. wrestler match; shown to the stadium crowd via closed-circuit television from Tokyo, Japan	[4]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

In January 2019 the match between Antonio Inoki and Larry Sharpe was uploaded to the WWE Network.[7]


No.	Results[8]	Stipulations	Times
1	Angel Maravilla defeated Jose Estrada	Singles match	07:26[6]
2	Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna	Singles match	05:56[6]
3	Tatsumi Fujinami (c) defeated Chavo Guerrero	Singles match for the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship	10:28[6]
4	Antonio Inoki (c) defeated Larry Sharpe	Singles match for the NWF Heavyweight Championship	08:52[6]
5	Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales defeated The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) (c) 2-0	Two out of three falls tag team match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship	13:06[6]
6	Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata by disqualification	Singles match	02:09[6]
7	The Fabulous Moolah and Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy and Peggy Lee	Tag team match	06:03[6]
8	Greg Gagne defeated Rick McGraw	Singles match	14:33[6]
9	Tony Atlas defeated Ken Patera (c) by countout	Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship	08:13[6]
10	Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz	Singles match	04:47[6]
11	The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet	Singles match	08:28[6]
12	André the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan	Singles match	07:48[6]
13	Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko by escaping the cage	Steel cage match	13:59[6]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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