On August 7, 1976 WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino put his title on the line against Stan Hansen inside of a steel cage in the main event in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. This was the first ever WWWF program that aired on the MSG Network. Commentary for the match is handled by Vince McMahon. Later named “WWF on MSG Network” and also advertised as “WWF from Madison Square Garden”, the show ran on the MSG Network from August 7, 1976 to March 16, 1997. | Davenp

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

On June 25, 1988 the WWF MSG Show took place in front of 18,300 fans at Madison Square Garden. In the main event, WWF World Heavyweight Champion “Macho Man” Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) took on the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) inside of a steel cage. The match was a continuation of a feud that started when the Macho Man beat DiBiase for the WWF Championship in the finals of a tournament at WrestleMania IV. At the end of the match, as Savage and Virgil battled atop the cag

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