September 3, 1977 WWWF Championship Wrestling results

The September 3, 1977 Edition of WWWF Championship Wrestling is a Professional wrestling television show of the World Wide Wrestling Federation, which took place August 16, 1977 at the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The episode is the earliest known mention of the "Manager of the Year" contest, a (supposed) contest where television viewers and fans could vote for their favorite manager, with the results to be announced at a future date. During one of the matches, announcer Vince McMahon mentions that the Grand Wizard was the current top vote-getter, leading over Arnold Skaaland. The "Manager of the Year" contest is also a topic during a ringside interview with the Grand Wizard, who claimed that the announced total was inaccurate and that he in reality had a far bigger lead, before asking for more votes.

The episode was taped the date of Elvis Presley's death.

Results

 * Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
 * (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.


 * Peter Maivia pinned Joe Turco with a splash (5:25)
 * Butcher Vachon defeated an unknown
 * Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Evans & Rocky Tomayo when Strongbow pinned Tomayao after sending him into a shoulderblock from Calhoun (7:32)
 * Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Doherty when Zbyszko pinned Doherty with a suplex (3:35); after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Garea & Zbyszko about their scheduled match next week with Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka for the vacant WWWF Tag Team Championship belts.