Arena Shows (WWE) - 1983

01 Madison Square Garden - 1/22/1983 Episode 122nd January 1983 WWE Champion Bob Backlund defends his title against Big John Studd. Rocky Johnson battles Mr. Fuji. Pedro Morales clashes with "The Magnificent" Don Muraco for the Intercontinental Championship. 02 Madison Square Garden - 2/18/1983 Episode 218th February 1983 Pedro Morales battles Buddy Rose. Rocky Johnson faces "Superstar" Billy Graham. Big John Studd collides with Jules Strongbow. 03 Philadelphia Spectrum: Feb. 19, 1983 Episode 319th February 1983 Bob Backlund faces a massive challenge when he puts the WWE Championship on the line against Big John Studd. The Strongbows defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Wild Samoans. Plus, Andre the Giant and Intercontinental Champion "The Magnificent" Don Muraco highlight a huge 10-Man Tag Team Match. 04 Madison Square Garden: March 20, 1983 Episode 420th March 1983 Bob Backlund defends the WWE Championship against Intercontinental Champion "The Magnificent" Don Muraco in a Texas Death Match. Plus, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Ray Stevens and more in action. 05 Madison Square Garden - 4/25/1983 Episode 525th April 1983 Andre the Giant faces Big John Studd in a massive showdown. Bob Backlund clashes with Ivan Koloff for the WWE Championship. Rocky Johnson battles The Magnificent Muraco for the Intercontinental Championship. 06 Philadelphia Spectrum: Apr. 30, 1983 Episode 630th April 1983 Iron Mike Sharpe challenges Bob Backlund for the WWE Championship in his Philadelphia Spectrum debut. Andre the Giant teams with Rocky Johnson to take on Big John Studd & The Magnificent Muraco. Plus, The Wild Samoans, Ivan Koloff and more in action. 07 Madison Square Garden - 5/23/1983 Episode 723rd May 1983 Bob Backlund defends the WWE Championship against Sgt. Slaughter. The Magnificent Muraco and Rocky Johnson battle for the Intercontinental Championship. Dusty Rhodes, Ivan Koloff and Chief Jay Strongbow are in action. 08 Philadelphia Spectrum: July 16, 1983 Episode 816th July 1983 George "The Animal" Steele challenges Bob Backlund for the WWE Championship. Andre the Giant and Big John Studd highlight a huge 3-out-of-5 Falls Eight-Man Tag Team Match. Plus, Mr. Fuji & Frank Williams battle The Invaders in an Australian Style Tag Team Match and more. 09 Madison Square Garden - 10/17/1983 Episode 917th October 1983 Andre the Giant collides with Sika. The Intercontinental Championship is on the line inside a Steel Cage. WWE Champion Bob Backlund takes on The Masked Superstar. Sgt. Slaughter faces Ivan Putski. 10 Philadelphia Spectrum: Nov. 24, 1983 Episode 1024th November 1983 Bob Backlund puts the WWE Championship on the line against The Iron Sheik. Pat Patterson and Ivan Koloff collide in a vicious fight. Plus, Sgt. Slaughter, Tony Atlas, Rocky Johnson, Big John Studd and more in action. 11 Madison Square Garden - 12/26/1983 Episode 1126th December 1983 The Iron Sheik challenges Bob Backlund for the WWE Championship. Tito Santana faces Ivan Koloff. The Invaders battle Butcher Vachon & Iron Mike Sharpe.