66K views · 1.1K reactions | News highlights of the June 16, 1980 WWF show at Madison Square Garden | RassleRama | Facebook

On August 9, 1980 WWF’s 4th and final “Showdown at Shea” took place in front of 36,295 fans at Shea Stadium, then the home of the MLB’s New York Mets and the NFL’s New York Jets. Take a look back as a babyface André the Giant takes on a heel Hulk Hogan (with "Classy" Freddie Blassie) and then, in the main event, Bruno Sammartino faces Larry Zbyszko inside of a steel cage. | Davenport Sports Network

94K views · 1.5K reactions | News highlights of the June 16, 1980 WWF show at Madison Square Garden | RassleRama | Facebook

1.9K views · 49 reactions | On October 11, 1980 WWF Wrestling from The Spectrum aired on the PRISM Network from The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Take a look back as WWF Intercontinental Champion Ken Patera puts his title on the line against Andre the Giant. Dick Graham and Kal Rudman handle commentary. | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

53K views · 1K reactions | 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 | Facebook

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