Witchi's Sports Arena
North Attleboro, MA
January 8, 1971
One week after the WWWF came to North Attleboro, they came right back. Vince Sr was gearing up toward Madison Square Garden on January 18th but the Boston Garden show was the very next night. We got Bulldog Brower against Tony Marino, Hurricane Rivera against "Nobleman" Joe Turco and Gorilla Monsoon finally gets his hands on The Black Demon. Let's get to it.
Match 1
Hurricane Rivera vs "Nobleman" Joe Turco
The show opened with a bout between Rivera and Turco. If you're wondering why this was the opening contest, it was very early 1971....were you expecting Dory Funk Jr vs Gene Kininski? Turco got the win in this one.
Winner: Turco
Match 2
Mike Conrad vs "The Golden Boy" Arnold Skaaland
The perennial punching bag Conrad took on the legendary Golden Boy. Naturally Skaaland got the duke.
Winner: Skaaland
Match 3
Manuel Soto vs Pete Sanchez
Perennial latino fan favorites Soto and Sanchez go one on one in a rare babyface vs babyface encounter. You won't be surprised but it ended in a time limit draw most likely with both guy shaking hands after the match.
Winner: No one (Draw)
Match 4
Tomas Marin vs The Wolfman
Wolfman was being built as a future opponent for Bruno while Marin was a mid-carder at best at the time. Who the hell did you think was gonna win? Wolfman of course.
Winner: Wolfman
Match 5
Gorilla Monsoon vs The Black Demon
The week earlier it was supposed to be Monsoon vs Demon but Monsoon couldn't make it, so Ivan Koloff was subbed in. Finally Monsoon gets his hands on Demon and wins.
Winner: Gorilla Monsoon
Match 6
Tony Marino vs Bulldog Brower
The final match of the card featured the former Battman against the legendary Bulldog. Brower got the win to set himself up for a future title shot.
Winner: Brower
Not a whole lot happening here since the Boston Garden show was the very next night with Madison Square Garden just ten days away. The heavy hitters like The Mongols, Koloff, Bruno Sammartino and Pedro Morales weren't on the card. Still, it was 1971 so not many people were going to complain, especially in the territory era where guys came and went all the time. The buzz surrounding Koloff vs Sammartino was reaching its apex.
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