The MSG Dream Match

In the mid to late seventies several stars were starting to make a name for themselves. Two of those were "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar" Billy Graham. Then, the once promoting geniuses of the then World Wide Wrestling Federation came up with an idea of making two of the country's biggest upcoming stars, Rhodes and Graham. At the time Dusty did not work for the WWWF, he was playing a big role in Championship Wrestling from Florida. On the other hand, Graham had just burst on the scene and was the reigning WWWF World Heavyweight Champion. The two would collide in Madison Square Garden to a sold out crowd. Also, not to far from M.S.G., the Felt Forum was packed full because of the showing of the match on closed circuit television. The match would end in awe as Graham walked out and lost via count out. The match was considered a huge success and would go on to be one of the most memorable matches in company history.
Also today is what is said to be the one hundred and twenty second anniversary of the first wrestling match to be seen publicly in Australia. The match was a win by William Miller over Clarence Royal. This only proves that the world has loved and followed wrestling for over a full century.