Wrestling was only broadcast on Saturdays except for an occasional holiday special.
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January 6th 1979 (Woking, taped 13/9/78)
Wayne Bridges (FF) v Ray Steele (F)
Tony St.Clair (FF) v Butcher Bond (S)
Steve Logan (KO) v Catweazle (0)
January 13th 1979 (Hemel Hempstead, taped 9/1/79)
Caswell Martin (FF) v Mel Stuart (0)
John Quinn (KO) v Beau Jack Rowlands
Steve Grey (F, S) v Tim Fitzmaurice (0)
January 20th 1979 (Middlesbrough, taped 16/1/79)
Mark Rocco (SS) v Kid Chocolate (F)
Mal Sanders (F) v Mick McMichael (F)
Big Daddy (F, COR) v Mal Kirk (0)
(Kirk walked out voluntarily.)
January 27th 1979 (Middlesbrough, taped 16/1/79)
Bobby Ryan (F, COR) v Sid Cooper (F)
Bert Royal (F, DQ) v Judd Harris (S)
Mick McManus (FF) v Jackie Turpin (F)
Big Daddy/Jackie Turpin/Bobby Ryan (KO) vs Mark Rocco/Judd Harris/Sid Cooper
February 3rd 1979 (Wolverhampton, taped 30/1/79)
John Quinn (KO) V Barry Douglas
Pat Roach (F) V Pete Roberts (F) (NC)
Alan Dennison (F) V Johnny England (0)
February 10th 1979 (Wolverhampton, taped 30/1/79)
Giant Haystacks (KO) v Honey boy Zimba
British Light-heavyweight champion Marty Jones (FF) v Steve Logan (F)
Clive Myers/Chris Adams (FF) V Ed Wensor/Gary Wensor (Warriors) (S)
February 17th 1979 (Reading, taped 31/1/79)
British Welterweight title tournament quarter-final: Steve Grey (FF) v Zoltan Boscik (0)
British Welterweight title tournament quarter-final: Jim Breaks (SS) v Pat Patton (0)
Wayne Bridges (F) v Pat Roach (F) (DDQ)
February 24th 1979 (Reading, taped 31/1/79)
British Welterweight title tournament quarter-final: Ken Joyce (FF) v Jeff Kaye (F)
British Welterweight title tournament quarter-final: John Naylor (FF) v John England (F)
Big Bruno Elrington (RSF) v Johnny Wilson
March 3rd 1979 (Oldham, taped 28/2/79)
Pete Ross (F) v Lucky Gordon (F)
Big Daddy/Bobby Ryan (FF) V King Kong Kirk/Gunboat Harris (S)
Brian Maxine (F, DQ) v Ray Thunder (F)
March 10th 1979 (Oldham, taped 28/2/79)
Johnny Kwango (F) v Mark Rocco (F, S)
Pat Roach v Tony St.Clair (NC)
John Quinn (KO) v Len Hurst
March 17th 1979 (Rotherham, taped 14/3/79)
Mick McManus (SS) v Jackie Turpin (F)
Giant Haystacks (RSF) v Ray Steele (F)
British Welterweight title tournament semi-final: Jim Breaks (SS) v John Naylor (F)
March 31st 1979 (Rotherham, 14/3/79)
Sid Cooper (0) v Johnny Saint (F)
British Welterweight title tournament semi-final: Steve Grey (FF) v Ken Joyce (F)
Mal Sanders (F, DQ) v Dave Bond (S)
April 7th 1979 (Hemel Hempstead, taped 9/1/79)
Blackjack Mulligan v Billy Torontos (COR)
John Naylor (FF) v Mike Jordan (F)
Lee Bronson (F) v Johnny Czeslaw (F)
April 14th 1979: (Leamington Spa, taped 10/4/79)
Colin Joynson (F) v Pete Roberts (FF)
Big Daddy/Young David (FF) V Mick McManus/Steve Logan (S)
Caswell Martin (F) v Len Hurst (F) (NC)
(Young David replaced Bobby Ryan)
M April 16th 1979 (Croydon, taped 3/4/79)
Bobby Barnes (W) v Steve Grey
Johnny England DKO Kid Chocolate
Chris Adams (W) v Lucky Gordon
Battle Royale: Bobby Barnes, Kid Chocolate, Steve Grey (W), Lucky Gordon, Chris Adams and John England
This was a special Easter Monday broadcast.
April 21st 1979 (Leamington Spa, taped 10/4/79)
Mark Rocco (F, S) V Bert Royal (F)
John Elijah (F) V Romany Riley (F)
Ringo Rigby (COR) V Tony Walsh
April 28th 1979 (Kirkby, taped 23/4/79)
Brian Maxine v Mal Sanders (NC)
Knockout tournament:
Giant Haystacks (COR) v Pete Roberts (F)
John Quinn (F) v Tony St.Clair (F)
(Quinn advanced on a coin toss. Quinn and Haystacks then refused to fight each other in the final.)
May 5th 1979 (Guildford, taped 24/4/79)
Pat Roach (0) V Wayne Bridges (F, DQ)
Dave Bond (F, S) V Count Bartelli (F)
Johnny Czeslaw (COR) V Ray Thunder >
M May 7th (Croydon, taped 3/4/79)
Mick McManus (RSF) V Billy Torontos (F)
Giant Haystacks (COR) V Tony St Clair (F)
Ray Steele (F) V Pete Roberts (F)
This was a Bank Holiday special broadcast.
May 12th 1979 (Guildford, 24/4/79)
FA Cup Final day
British Welterweight champion Jim Breaks (S) v Steve Grey (F)
Big Daddy/Ringo Rigby (FF) V John Quinn/Mark Rocco (S)
May 19th 1979 (Kirkby, 23/4/79)
John England (SS) v Pat Patton (F)
Alan Dennison (FF) v Mike Bennett (F)
Chris Adams/Clive Myers (FF) V Johnny Kwango/Bruiser Muir (S)
(Johnny Kwango replaced Bronco Wells)
May 28th 1979 (Wembley, taped 21/5/79)
British Welterweight champion Jim Breaks (S) v Steve Grey (F)
Johnny Saint (FF) v Mick McMichael (F)
Wrestling appears to have not been broadcast.
June 23rd 1979 (Southend, taped 12/6/79)
Chato Pastor (FF) v Gary Wensor (F)
John Quinn (KO) v Lee Bronson
Mark Rocco (F, COR) v Chris Adams (F)
June 30th 1979
Wrestling appears to have not been broadcast.
July 7th 1979 (Wembley Arena)
Wayne Bridges (FF) v Ray Steele (F )
British Welterweight champion Jim Breaks (COR) v Steve Grey
Chris Adams/Pat Patton (S, F) V Mark Rocco & Steve Logan (F)
July 14th 1979 (Wembley Arena)
Match must end by knockout: Big Daddy (KO) v John Quinn
European Middleweight champion: Mal Sanders (FF) v Chato Pastor (F)
Tony St.Clair (FF) v Len Hurst (F
July 21st 1979 (Southend, taped 12/6/79)
Ed Wensor (F) v Terry Rudge (FF)
(This may have been Gary Wensor)
Pat Roach (F, KO) v John Elijah (F)
Brian Maxine (F, COR) v Mel Stuart (0)
July 28th 1979 (Croydon, taped 24/7/79)
Knockout tournament:
John England (0) v Mal Sanders (1)
Bobby Barnes (1) v Young David (0)
Mal Sanders (2) v Bobby Barnes (0)
Johnny Saint v Mike Jordan
August 4th 1979 (Croydon, taped 24/7/79)
Tallyho Kaye v Mick McMichael
Mark Rocco v Vic Faulkner
(Because of a technician's strike, this was only broadcast in some regions. We also have reports of an airing on this date of
Marty Jones (1) vs Pete Roberts (2), recorded on 27/6/79 at Wembley Arena.
(No wrestling was broadcast between August and October as ITV shut down completely because of the strike.) Big Daddy/Jackie Turpin v 'The Bulk' Fatty Thomas/Blackjack Mulligan was recorded in Leeds on 24/10/79. It's unclear if it aired on TV but it was included in a DVD compilation in the 2000s.
Tony St Clair v Colin Joynson and Giant Haystacks v Wayne Bridges were recorded on 11/7/79. They survive on video but when they were broadcast is unknown.
November 3rd 1979 (Guildford, taped 30/10/79)
Mick McManus (F, S) v Catweazle (F)
Spiros Arion (S, RSF) v Romany Riley (0)
Steve Veidor (FF) v John Elijah (F)
November 10th 1979 (Guildford, taped 30/10/79)
Ringo Rigby (FF) v Peter Kaye (0)
Pat Roach (F, KO) v Ray Steele (F)
The Sheik (KO) v Len Hurst (F)
(The Sheik was known in the US as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey and General Adnan)
November 17th 1979 (Leicester, taped 13/11/79)
Chris Adams (F) v Butcher Bond (S)
Big Daddy/Mal Sanders (F, COR) V Giant Haystacks/Mark Rocco (F)
Dave Draper (2) v Gary Wensor (1)
Billed but not broadcast: Wayne Bridges v Lee Bronson
November 24th 1979 (Leicester, taped 13/11/79)
Brian Maxine (F) v Bobby Barnes (F) (NC)
Spiros Arion v Colin Joynson (DQ)
Dynamite Kid (F) v Marty Jones (F) (DCOR)
December 1st 1979 (Catford/Lewisham, taped 26/11/79)
Knockout tournament:
Gwyn Davies (F) v Rex Strong (0)
Bruno Elrington (COR) v Terry Rudge
Gwyn Davies (DQ) v Bruno Elrington (F)
Dean Brisco (1) v John Elijah (0) (This match appears not to have aired at the time but was broadcast by The Wrestling Channel in the mid-2000s.
Tony Walsh v Chris Adams (This match appears not to have aired at the time but was broadcast by The Wrestling Channel in the mid-2000s.)
December 8th 1979 (Aylesbury, taped 3/12/79)
Johnny England (S, RSF) v Kid Chocolate (F)
Jim Breaks (S) v Young David (Davey Boy Smith) (FF)
Pat Roach (KO) v Johnny Wilson (F)
(Roach replaced the billed Sheik.)
December 15th 1979 (Aylesbury, taped 3/12/79)
John Naylor (F) v Alan Dennison (F)
Spiros Arion (S, RSF) v Lee Bronson (0)
Ron Marino (F) v Sid Cooper (F, S)
December 22nd 1979 (Blackburn, taped 19/12/79)
John England (KO) v Pete Ross (F)
Johnny Saint (F) v Steve Grey (FF)
Big Daddy (KO) v Mr X
December 29th 1979 (Blackburn, taped 19/12/79)
Caswell Martin (F) v Pete Roberts (F)
Giant Haystacks (KO) v Ray Steele
British Welterweight champion Jim Breaks (S) v Young David (Davey Boy Smith) (FF)
(The title was held-up after a disputed finish.)
The following matches took place at shows recorded for television but were not broadcast:
Kirkby, 23/4/79: Honey Boy Zimba (DQ) v Bruno Elrington
Wembley, 21/5/79: Len Hurst v Steve Logan
Wembley, 13/8/79: Wayne Bridges (KO) v Barry Douglas, Mick McManus (2) v Young David (Davey Boy Smith) (1), Honey Boy Zimba (2) v Pete LaPaque (1), Johnny Saint (2) v Ron Marino (1), Mark Rocco (RSF) v John Naylor
Catford/Lewisham, 1/10/79: Adnan Al Kaissey (The Sheik) (2) v Len Hurst (0), Spiros Arion (RSF) v Romany Riley, Jim Breaks (2) v Young David (Davey Boy Smith) (1), Catweazle (2) v Mick McManus (1), Ken Joyce (2) v Tony Costas (1), John Naylor (DQ) v Pete Kaye (0)