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WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 5, 1982 Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Jose Estrada pinned Laurent Soucie at 10:28 with a flying back elbow Ivan Putski pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito at 8:37 with the Polish Hammer Tony Atlas fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out at 8:24 when both men were brawling on the floor; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine to the ring Bob Orton Jr. pinned Steve Tr

A great opening video for the PPV from Birmingham, Alabama! Your hosts are JR and the King! And it’s all about the star-filled, career-ending Hell in a Cell match (Sorry, Vince) Dave Meltzer wrote in the Wrestling Observer at the time: "The WWF’s final PPV event of its biggest year was sold as a one match card, and even after buying the show, most of the first two hours of the show came across more like an ad to buy a show already purchased" #OnThisDayInWWE | On This Day in WWE