On November 17, 1979 “The Incredible” Hulk Hogan wrestled in his first televised match in the World Wrestling Federation defeating Harry Valdez on WWF Championship Wrestling. On November 13th, Hogan wrestled three matches during a taping of WWF Championship Wrestling at the Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The last of those three matches was the match aired on November 17th. During his initial run, Hogan was managed by "Classy" Freddie Blassie. | Davenport Sports Network

On November 17, 1979 Hulk Hogan wrestled his first match in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) defeating Harry Valdez on WWF Championship Wrestling. On November 13th, Hogan wrestled 3 matches during a taping of WWF Championship Wrestling at the Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The last of those 3 matches was the match aired on November 17th. During his initial run, Hogan was managed by "Classy" Freddie Blassie. | Davenport Sports Network

On September 1, 1979 the WWF would introduce the WWF Intercontinental Championship, a secondary championship for its midcard wrestlers, and Pat Patterson was crowned the company's first Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion after an alleged tournament held in Rio de Janeiro. While Patterson's tournament "victory" over Johnny Rodz is widely listed in wrestling title and match histories, the tournament itself never actually took place. Patterson, then the WWF North American Heavyweight Champion, w

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