Nick Bockwinkel and Bob Backlund meet in a champion vs champion match. Ric Flair also challenges Backlund for the WWWF title. Dewey Robertson wins a tournament for the vacant Canadian title and defeats AWA champion Bockwinkel.
Maple Leaf Gardens debuts for Big John Studd, Paul Orndorff, Pedro Morales, Rene Goulet, Don Kernodle, and The Destroyer (who wrestled in Toronto without a mask years earlier as Dick Beyer). Also the year of the first lumberjack match at the Gardens.
Final Toronto appearances on Tunney shows for Waldo Von Erich, Beast, Al Costello, Billy Robinson, Terry Yorkston (as a wrestler), and Ernie Ladd.
All shows at Maple Leaf Gardens and promoted by Frank Tunney unless otherwise noted.
| 79/01/14 Att: 7,000 |
| U.S. TITLE: |
| Ricky Steamboat W Big John Studd | 19:31 |
| | (subs for NWA champion Harley Race - said to be snowbound in Chicago; Studd and Ken Patera flip a coin to see who will face Steamboat) |
| AWA TITLE: |
| Nick Bockwinkel LDQ Dino Bravo | 20:32 |
| Tiger Jeet Singh W Ric Flair | 17:34 |
| Ken Patera/Big John Studd |
| W Tony Atlas/Jay Youngblood | 14:58 |
| Dewey Robertson W Sgt. Jacques Goulet | 11:58 |
| Waldo Von Erich W Nick DeCarlo | 5:54 |
| Sweet Daddy Siki D The Wildman | 15:00 |
| |
| 79/02/04 |
| U.S. TITLE: |
| Ricky Steamboat WDQ Greg Valentine | 19:31 |
| (Flair attacks Steamboat) |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Dino Bravo W Ric Flair | 19:35 |
| AWA TITLE: |
| Nick Bockwinkel WDQ Tiger Jeet Singh | 20:01 |
| Lord Alfred Hayes WForf Angelo Mosca | 0:00 |
| (Mosca "separated shoulder previous night in Atlanta") |
| Dewey Robertson/Johnny Weaver |
| W Swede Hanson/Len Denton | 9:51 |
| Johnny Yachetti D Joe Marcus | 15:00 |
| Steve Bolus W Nick DeCarlo | 8:34 |
| |
| 79/03/04 |
| Ricky Steamboat/Dino Bravo |
| WDQ Ric Flair/Greg Valentine | 30:17 |
| AWA TITLE: |
| Nick Bockwinkel W Billy Robinson | 20:18 |
| AWA TAG TITLE: |
| Pat Patterson/Ray Stevens |
| W Tony Atlas/Johnny Weaver |
| Waldo Von Erich W Johnny Yachetti | 10:08 |
| Chris Tolos W Joe Marcus | 11:04 |
| Sweet Daddy Siki W Terry Yorkston | 8:14 |
| |
| 79/03/25 |
| AWA TITLE/WWWF TITLE: |
| Nick Bockwinkel DCOR Bob Backlund | 39:10 |
| U.S. TITLE: |
| Ricky Steamboat W Ric Flair | 18:06 |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Dino Bravo LDQ Greg Valentine | 14:18 |
| NWA TAG TITLE: |
| Jimmy Snuka/Paul Orndorff |
| W Ken Patera/Big John Studd | 20:04 |
| Moose Morowski W Steve Bolus | 7:05 |
| Dewey Robertson W Al Costello | 8:29 |
| John Yachetti W Terry Yorkston | 5:48 |
| |
| 79/04/08 |
| NWA TITLE: |
| Harley Race D Ricky Steamboat | 26:35 |
| CANADIAN TITLE, NO-DQ: |
| Greg Valentine W Dino Bravo |
| to win the title | 21:13 |
| Ken Patera WCOR Tony Atlas | 22:15 |
| Billy Red Lyons/Johnny Weaver |
| WDQ John Studd/Moose Morowski |
| (Lyons subs for Tiger Jeet Singh) |
| Brute Bernard W Frank Marconi | 5:39 |
| Johnny Yachetti D Al Costello |
| |
| 79/05/13 |
| U.S. TITLE: |
| Ric Flair W Ricky Steamboat | 20:17 |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund W Moose Morowski | 20:41 |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Greg Valentine LDQ Dino Bravo | 14:08 |
| Angelo Mosca W Sgt. Jacques Goulet | 6:35 |
| (subs for Lord Alfred Hayes) |
| Johnny Weaver/Jay Youngblood |
| W Len Denton/Sgt. Jacques Goulet | 14:04 |
| Dewey Robertson W Al Costello | 8:09 |
| Len Denton W Brian Mackney | 10:52 |
| |
| 79/06/03 |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund W Ernie Ladd | 24:31 |
| CANADIAN TITLE, LUMBERJACK MATCH: |
| Dino Bravo W Greg Valentine | 10:10 |
| to win the title |
| $5,000 BOUNTY MATCH: |
| Ricky Steamboat W Big John Studd | 14:06 |
| (Bounty offered by Ric Flair) |
| Paul Orndorff W Moose Morowski | 9:42 |
| Johnny Weaver/Jay Youngblood |
| W Brute Bernard/Swede Hanson | 12:53 |
| Dewey Robertson W Joe Marcus | 10:31 |
| Johnny Yachetti D Chris Tolos | 15:00 |
| |
| 79/06/24 |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Dino Bravo WDQ Ric Flair | 19:04 |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund W Greg Valentine | 19:41 |
| Ricky Steamboat DCOR Ernie Ladd | 13:11 |
| Paul Orndorff/Jim Brunzell |
| W Brute Bernard/Moose Morowski | 13:14 |
| Jay Youngblood WCOR Chris Tolos | 10:34 |
| Dewey Robertson W Brian Mackney | 5:00 |
| Johnny Yachetti D Joe Marcus |
| |
| 79/07/01 |
| Centre Island [indie] |
| Mighty Igor W Wolfman |
| Luis Martinez W Joe Marcus |
| Tony Parisi/Gino Brito |
| W Sailor White/Otto Von Heller |
| |
| 79/07/15 |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund WCOR Ric Flair | 23:29 |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Dino Bravo DDQ Ken Patera | 19:36 |
| NO DQ, NO COUNTOUT: |
| Ricky Steamboat W Ernie Ladd | 0:42 |
| Jim Brunzell W Greg Valentine | 18:58 |
| Paul Orndoff/Jay Youngblood |
| W Gene Anderson/Swede Hanson | 15:46 |
| Tiger Jeet Singh W Brian Mackney | 4:07 |
| Dewey Robertson W John Forsythe | 6:16 |
| |
| 79/08/18 |
| Varsity Arena - World Cup Wrestling [indie]
|
| Dara Singh W Brute Bernard |
| Tiger Jeet Singh W Jacques Goulet |
| Varsan Singh/Prince Mann |
| W Bob Marcus/Sid Harding |
| Rhandawa W Klondike Jake |
| |
| 79/08/19 |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund WDQ Ken Patera | 24:14 |
| (Backlund subs for Dino Bravo; was to be no-DQ match for Canadian title) |
| Andre the Giant W Big John Studd | 12:08 |
| NWA TV TITLE: |
| Ricky Steamboat W Paul Jones | 14:34 |
| Tiger Jeet Singh/Pedro Morales |
| W Brute Bernard/Sgt. Jacques Goulet | 16:18 |
| Jay Youngblood W Joe Marcus |
| Billy Red Lyons D Bob Marcus |
| |
| 79/09/09 |
| CANADIAN TITLE TOURNAMENT: |
| FINAL: |
| Dewey Robertson W Greg Valentine | 10:32 |
| to win the vacant title, presented by Whipper Billy Watson |
| QUARTER FINALS: |
| Dewey Robertson W Gene Kiniski | 13:31 |
| Ricky Steamboat W Jimmy Snuka | 15:37 |
| (After the match, Snuka attacks Steamboat, who is unable to continue to semi-finals; was to face Valentine with Robertson getting a bye) |
| Greg Valentine W Mad Dog Vachon | 2:28 |
| FIRST ROUND: |
| Dewey Robertson WDec Ken Patera | 15:00 |
| Gene Kiniski WForfeit Lord Alfred Hayes | 0:00 |
| (Hayes doesn't appear) |
| Ricky Steamboat W Brute Bernard | 7:17 |
| Jimmy Snuka WDQ Angelo Mosca | 13:32 |
| Greg Valentine W Pedro Morales | 13:47 |
| Mad Dog Vachon W Jay Youngblood | 11:06 |
| |
| 79/09/23 |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Dewey Robertson W Nick Bockwinkel | 25:32 |
| U.S. TITLE: |
| Jimmy Snuka W Ricky Steamboat | 28:19 |
| Andre the Giant WDQ Ken Patera | 13:51 |
| Pedro Morales/Jay Youngblood |
| W Big John Studd/Swede Hanson | 15:29 |
| Billy Red Lyons W Frank Marconi | 7:21 |
| Chris Tolos D Johnny Yachetti | 15:00 |
| |
| 79/10/15 [Mon] |
| U.S. TITLE: |
| Jimmy Snuka W Ric Flair | 13:31 |
| AWA TITLE: |
| Nick Bockwinkel D Dewey Robertson |
| Jay Youngblood/Johnny Weaver |
| W Brute Bernard/Scorpion |
| The Destroyer W Klondike Bill |
| Joe Marcus W Frank Marconi |
| |
| 79/11/04 |
| U.S. TITLE: |
| Jimmy Snuka W Ric Flair | 28:16 |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund DCOR Baron Von Raschke | 8:31 |
| (originally to be Pat Patterson) |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Dewey Robertson W Ken Patera | 15:18 |
| Johnny Weaver/Rufus R. Jones |
| W Brute Bernard/The Destroyer | 15:21 |
| Tiger Jeet Singh W Brian Mackney | 6:22 |
| Billy Red Lyons W Al Costello | 13:36 |
| |
| 79/11/18 |
| WWWF TITLE, NO COUNTOUTS, NO DQ: |
| Bob Backlund W Baron Von Raschke | 19:24 |
| CANADIAN TITLE: |
| Dewey Robertson W Jimmy Snuka | 25:24 |
| (Snuka is U.S. champion) |
| Rufus R. Jones WDQ The Destroyer | 17:31 |
| Don Kernodle/Klondike Bill |
| W Doug Somers/Charlie Fulton | 12:26 |
| Ray Stevens W Ronnie Sexton | 12:57 |
| Johnny Yachetti D Al Costello | 15:00 |
| |
| 79/12/09 |
| CANADIAN/U.S. TITLES: |
| Dewey Robertson WDQ Jimmy Snuka |
| (Ray Stevens interferes) |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund LCOR Pat Patterson | 16:26 |
| Ric Flair W Ray Stevens | 18:47 |
| Rufus R. Jones/Coco Samoa |
| W The Destroyer/Scorpion | 13:31 |
| Brute Bernard W Klondike Bill | 9:51 |
| |
| 79/12/30 |
| WWWF TITLE: |
| Bob Backlund W Pat Patterson | 16:40 |
| Jimmy Snuka/Ray Stevens |
| W Ric Flair/Dewey Robertson | 18:06 |
| HANDICAP MATCH: |
| Andre the Giant W The Destroyer/ |
| Brute Bernard | 9:36 |
| Johnny Weaver W Frank Monte | 10:24 |
| Billy Red Lyons W John Bonello | 5:19 |
| Sweet Daddy Siki W John Forsythe | 8:07 |
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