1980 Wrestling Observer Awards

1980 Wrestling Observer Tag Team of the Year

The Fabulous Freebirds

(Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy)

1980 Match of the Year

1980 Wrestling Observer Match of Year

May 19th 1980

Madison Square Garden

Texas Death Match (No Holds Barred)

WWF Champion

Bob Backlund

vs

WWF Intercontinental Champion

Ken Patera

WWE Hall Of Fame 2015 - Larry Zbyszko

The self proclaimed "Living Legend" Larry Zbysko will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Wrestlemania weekend 2015.

The former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, former WWF, NWA World Tag Team champion, NWA World Television champion will most likely be inducted by his longtime friend and mentor Bruno Sammartino.

Zbysko was born in 1951 as Lawrence Whistler, he rose fast up the ranks of the WWF and in 1980 was part of one of the most famous feuds in wrestling history as he "turned" on his mentor Bruno Sammartino.  This feud ended in a cage at the sold out Shea Stadium in New York City.

This was voted "Feud of the Year" 1980 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated and The Wrestling Observer newsletter
Zbysko was voted "Most Hated Wrestling of the Year" and "Best Heel" of 1980.

He was Pro Wrestling Illustrated's "Rookie of the Year" for 1974 and won PWI's Tag Team of the Year with Arn Anderson in 1991.