NIGHT OF DREAMS LEGENDS SUPERCARD

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WORLD TITLE ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENT
NICK BOCKWINKEL vs. LOU THESZ vs. BRUNO SAMMARTINO
To Decide The Undisputed Champion of the World!

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UNDISPUTED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Road Warriors v. Fabulous Kangaroos

CLASH OF THE MASKED MEN
The Destroyer v. The Spoiler

GAIJIN TAG TEAM EXTRAVAGANZA
Miracle Violence Connection v. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen

STEEL CAGE MATCH
Andre the Giant v. Abdullah The Butcher

USA V. RUSSIA
US Express v. Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff

WOMEN’S TAG TEAM ELIMINATION MATCH
Team Moolah v. Team Stratus

REMATCH A CENTURY IN THE MAKING – TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS
George Hackenschmidt v. Frank Gotch

SCIENTIFIC SPECTACULAR
Danny Hodge v. William Muldoon

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
New York, New York

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Something I have been kicking around in my brain for a while. Some match previews for your enjoyment.

As always, predictions are always welcome.

I hope to have the results completed by next weekend.

World Title round-robin tournament to decide the undisputed Champion of the World - Nick Bockwinkel v. Lou Thesz v. Bruno Sammartino

There have been many title-unification matches in the past, but they have ended in draws or disqualifications. Now, at Night of Dreams, three competitors, each representing a major North American wrestling company, will wrestle in a round robin to a definite finish. No draws! The competitor with two victories in the tournament will be crowned the Undisputed World Champion! The tournament will feature Nick Bockwinkel, who, in addition to holding regional titles throughout North America, held the World Title of a Minnesota based national company four times in the 1970s and 1980s. Also competing will be Bruno Samartino who had record setting reigns as World Champion for one of the largest promotions in North America from 1963 to 1977. The final competitor will be Lou Thesz, who set out to unify all the existing World Titles in 1949 and in 1952 became the closest to every being called the undisputed world heavyweight champion. He would hold a national version of the World Title six times before losing the tile for the final time in 1964. Thesz has to be considered a favourite to win the tournament but with the New York Fans behind Sammartino and Bobby “the Brain” Heenan in the corner of Bockwinkel, any one of the competitors could leave Madison Square Garden with the gold.

USA v. Russia – US Express v. Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff
Two of the best tag teams of the early 1980s will face each other in battle of ideologist and styles. The American popular due of Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo will have youth and speed on their side while Ivan Koloff has the brutality and experience that makes him one of the foremost intellects in wrestling while his nephew Nikita Koloff possess power and intensity that few in wrestling have. Head for cover, this one could be an all-out war!

Undisputed Tag Team Championship – Road Warriors v. Fabulous Kangaroos
Since Greg Oliver’s The Pro Wresting Hall Fame: The Tag Teams was published in 2005, the debate over the greatest tag team of all time has been hotly contested. Oliver’s work put The Fabulous Kangaroos at the top of the list with the Road Warriors a close second. Coming together in 1957, Al Costello & Roy Heffernan, the Kangaroos, are often credited with popularizing tag team wresting in the late 1950s and 1960s gradually making their way across Canada and the United States setting records and winning gold everywhere they competed. Nearly 20 years later, Hawk and Animal, took the wrestling world by storm with an incredible power attack crushing every team that stood in their path and capturing tag team gold in each of the major North American promotions of the time and causing a sensation during their tours of Japan. Now both teams will have the opportunity to prove who is the best of all time at Night of Dreams. “Wild” Red Berry will manage the Kangaroos and Paul Ellering will be in the corner of the Legion of Doom.

Scientific Spectacular – Danny Hodge v. William Muldoon
Making his pro-debut in 1959, Danny Hodge and travelled the country as the perennial World Junior Heavyweight Champion displaying the mat skills that lead him to an undefeated collegiate record winning back to back to back NCAA championships. He was generally considered the best pound for pound competitor of his time. Decades earlier, “The Solid Man” was the reigning World Greco-Roman Champion taking on challengers from around the world. Both competitors were gifted scientific competitors and will clash is what will be a mat classic as part of the Night of Dreams

Rematch a century in the making – Two out of three falls - George Hackenschmidt v. Frank Gotch
Wrestling lore is full of classic encounters but none quite as controversial or fascinating as the two bouts between the “Russian Lion” and Frank Gotch just after the turn of the 20th century. At the time of their two previous encounters, Hackenschmidt and Gotch were two of the biggest stars in wrestling. Their first encounter lasted over two hours. Their second encounter was surrounded in controversy as Hackenscmidt was injured while training just days before the match. Whether the injury occurred at the instruction of Gotch’s camp or whether it was just Hackenschdmit’s already surgically repaired knee finally giving away will likely never be known. What is known is that Hackenschmidt was in no condition to complete in September of 1911 and their encounter fell short of expectations. Now, at Night of Dreams, both competitors will be at the top of their form and the world can finally experience the “Rematch of the Century” was it was meant to be.

Gaijin Tag Team Extravaganza – Miracle Violence Connection v. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen
Individually, Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody where extremely feared wrestlers in Japan but when they teamed up, mayhem and chaos was a guarantee. Hansen and Brody where tag team champions in Japan and also won a prestigious round robin tag team tournament in 1983. It was in that same year that Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy would make his first tour of Japan. Steve Williams would not venture to Japan until 1986 but by 1990, “Dr. Death” was teaming regularly with Gordy as the Micale Violence Connection where they would dominate winning tag team gold both in Japan and in North America. Now, two of the most dominate and feared tag teams in Puroresu history will clash in a strong style classic.

Clash of the Masked Men – The Destroyer v. The Spoiler
The Destroyer first appeared on the West Coast of North America in the early 1960s becoming an immediate top attraction and capturing the major championship of the territory. But it was in Japan that Destroyer became a legend making his first tour in 1963 and appearing regularly until the early 1980s. He was the first masked wrestler to compete in Japan and regularly and remained an attraction long after his retirement. The Spoiler emerged in the Texas territory in 1967 and became one of the top masked competitors in the southern Untied States. He travelled across almost all of the North American territories collecting plenty of titles along the way in singles and tag team action until the early 1980s. Now we will get to see two of the top masked competitors of their generation go one on one at Night of Dreams to determine who is the World’s Greatest Masked Man!

Women’s Tag Team Elimination Match - Team Moolah v. Team Stratus
Multi-member tag team elimination matches were brought to attention of the global audience in the fall of 1987 thanks to a Pay-Per-View event from one the major promotions of the time. On that historic night, two teams of five women battled as part of the undercard, one captained by Sherri Martel and the other by the Fabulous Moolah. Now Fabulous Moolah will once again captain a team of five women competitors at Night of Dreams. Moolah has carefully selected competitors she was closely associated out throughout her historic run as the undisputed Women’s Champion. Moolah’s team will include her trainee and championship tag team partner Toni Rose, the always tough Beverley Shade, and trainees Judy Martin & Leilani Kai, aka The Glamour Girls, who held the Women’s Tag Team Titles in two of the major federations in North America and toured Japan as well. Across the ring from this formable team will be a team captained by Trish Stratus, a multiple team Women’s Champion of the biggest wrestling company in North America. Joining her are Jacqueline, who held the same title as the Stratus on two occasions along with multiple regional titles, second generation competitor and former women’s champion Rockin Robin, former two time holder of the same Title won by Stratus, Nora Greenwald, and fan favourite Candi Divine, who held the Women’s World Title of a Minnesota-based major wrestling organization multiple times.

Steel Cage Match – Andre the Giant v. Abdullah The Butcher
A special reinforced steel cage will be constructed to hold in the two competitors as Andre the Giant, one of the most beloved fan favourites in history, meets Abdullah The Butcher, one of the most bloodthirsty maniacs of his time. Despite both travelling the globe during their respective careers, they were rarely opponents. Andre has promised fans that he will make sure Abdullah the Butcher is put out of wrestling for good.

[Humanoids4eva]

Hope this was your inspiration for this event, matches sound awesome! I did something similar when I got the Backlund card but used Race instead of Thesz. Now that we have Bruno, may replay, LOL.

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Sept 3, 2024 18:01:24 GMT -5 Humanoids4eva said:

Hope this was your inspiration for this event, matches sound awesome! I did something similar when I got the Backlund card but used Race instead of Thesz. Now that we have Bruno, may replay, LOL.

That poster hung on my wall for years. It is rough shape now but it still one of my favourite possessions. It inspired plenty of fantasy booking.

[Humanoids4eva]

Sept 3, 2024 18:05:04 GMT -5 bookerbill said:

Sept 3, 2024 18:01:24 GMT -5 Humanoids4eva said:

Hope this was your inspiration for this event, matches sound awesome! I did something similar when I got the Backlund card but used Race instead of Thesz. Now that we have Bruno, may replay, LOL.

That poster hung on my wall for years. It is rough shape now but it still one of my favourite possessions. It inspired plenty of fantasy booking.

Oh yeah I may still have it and the only Special I ever purchased as the Dream Card was an awesome idea. I also liked that Tito Santana article as well as it described how his schedule matches Hogan’s.

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Scientific Spectacular – Danny Hodge v. William Muldoon

Morgan Dollar gives the competitors strict instructions and calls for the bell. Hodge counters perfectly early on. Boston Crab is followed by an abdominal stretch. Hodge comes off the top with a smash. OKLAHOMA SIDE ROLL for two (R6/P4). Hodge with a Deathlock. Muldoon makes the ropes (R4/P2). It is all Hodge. Hodge works the back. Muldoon counters a hip toss. Flying head mare sends Hodge to the mat. Boxing jabs catch Muldoon flat footed. Arm bar is countered. Hammerlock & ½ nelson slows Hodge. Countering back and forth. Hodge rebounded into the ropes . . . backdrop countered with a piledriver. Standing dropkick ducked. Full front chancery. Flying head mare sets up ¼ nelson. Both men struggle to get a hold. Knee life sets up a Boston Crab. Muldoon escapes. Hodge applies the hold again. Airplane spin drops Muldoon. Forearms land. Hip toss – blocked! Hodge rebounded off ropes into shoulder throw. BODY LIFT & THROW. 1, kick out (R6/P2). Both men are missing moves back and forth. Hodge flung in to the ropes . . . backdrop countered with piledriver! Backbreaker and boxing jabs rock Muldoon. Forearm to chest countered with flying head mare. Shoulder throw. Off the ropes. Duck and cross over, step over and cross again. Backdrop countered with another piledriver! OKLAHOMA SIDE ROLL. OUT AT ONE! (R10/P5). Abdominal stretch slows it down. Handstand knee drop lands. Boxing jabs drop Muldoon. Boston Crab. Muldoon makes the ropes (R7/P4). Back to abdominal stretch. Transition to airplane spin. 1, 2, kick out (R8/P5). Hodge smashes from the top of the corner. Stranding dropkick . . . ducked. Headlock & shake followed by hammerlock & ½ nelson. Hodge reverses whip to the corner and charges in . . . backdropped to the floor!!! Hodge back in. Throws. Hodge counters. Boxing jabs avoided. Hammerlock & ½ nelson. Hodge flung into the corner . . . rebounds out with a clothesline! Deathlock. Muldoon struggles . . . make the ropes (R8/P6). OKLAHOMA SIDE ROLL for the three count (R8/P9). Hodge takes it and there is a handshake after the bell.

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Rematch a century in the making – Two out of three falls - George Hackenschmidt v. Frank Gotch

[Vintage Charts] Morgan Dollar is in charge of the action that starts a thumb to the eye from Gotch . . . HEAT! Gotch with an Iowa backdrop followed by a crossface and armbar. Hackenschmidt makes the ropes (R7/P2). Hackenschmidt is knocked to the floor. Gotch holds open the ropes for his opponent. Earning back some goodwill from ringside. Iowa backdrop downs Hackenschmidt. 1, 2, kick out (R5/P3). Gotch grinds away with a reverse nelson. Gotch keeps it on the mat. Headbutt is blocked but ankle pick is countered by Gotch. Gotch with a throw out of the corner. Iowa backdrop puts Hackenschmidt back to the mat. Half nelson crotch hold slam. GOTCH TOE HOLD. Hackenschmidt taps to end the first fall. Hackenschmidt establishes a power attack to start second fall. Forearms rock Gotch. Gotch counters with headlock and trip. Neither man can establish control. Back and forth moves. Single leg pickup and slam from Hackenschmidt. Double leg slam. Gotch bails. Gotch bails. Hackenschmidt follows. Forearms fly. Gotch with punches . . . HEAT! Guillotine choke back in the ring. Half nelson crotch hold slam. GOTCH TOE HOLD (R5/P9) Gotch gets the decisive victory.

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Women’s Tag Team Elimination Match - Team Moolah v. Team Stratus

Leilani Kai starts in against Nora Greenwald under the watch of Joey Marella and gets the upper hand. Judy Martin takes over but misses a double leg drop. Rockin Robin is in and lands back to back flying lariats. Trish Stratus tags in but her licking knife edge chop is countered. Kai is back in. Running clothesline downs Stratus for a one count (R7/P2). Stratus counters a stepover toehold and tags in Jaqueline who dominates Kai. Jaqueline leads the match to the floor. Kai sends her opponent into the ring post! Fabulous Moolah is in. JACKKNIFE CARDLE. 1, 2, 3 (R4/P4). Jaqueline is out. Moolah takes over against Nora Greenwald. Headscissors and hair pull leads to a head butt. 1 count (R10/P3). Moolah continues to dominate leading to a body slam before Toni Rose tags in. Rose continues to control. Arm bar and bite hand… HEAT! Beverely Shade keeps the pressure on with a Deathlock and a clothesline in the corner. Another Deathlock punishes. Kai tags in. Stepover toehold . . . countered! Robin is back in. Kai counters, tags Martin. Countering back and forth. Robin with a tackle. Candi Divine is in for the first time. Martin counters. Moolah is in with a dropkick. Divine seeks a break on the floor. Moolah comes out . . . eats the ringside table! Marella calls for the disqualification! WHAT! Team Stratus is down two!. Stratus is in. Moolah pulls the hair . . . HEAT! Top rope neck snap sets up Boston Crab. Stratus counters. Licking knife-edge chop. It is all Stratus. Fans loving it. Moolah bails . . . trips over Dr. Mike Lano!!! ROARING. Moolah blocks a suplex. Shade with a full body slam. Hooks the leg 1, 2, kick out (R6/P3). Shade control. Rose is in. Choke. Heat! Body slam. 1, 2, 3! (R4/P4). Stratus is out. Robn and Rose trade moves and blows. Flying lariat downs Rose. Rose stops Robin with a tackle. Kick to stomach from Moolah sets up BODY PRESS. 1, 2, ¾. Moolah dominates. Knee drop sets up Boston Crab. Robin escapes (R10/P4). Martin is in . . . POWER BOMB. 1, 2, 3 (R7/P7). Four in a row for Team Moolah!!! The fans are behind Greenwald. Controls against Martin. Kai tags in. Kai with butterfly suplexes. Over the knee backbreaker. Another one. Hooks the leg. 1 count only (R9/P4). Boston Crab. Greenwald reaches the ropes! (R8/P5). RUNNING SPLASH. 1, 2, 3, (R7/P8). Team Moolah with the complete sweep!!!

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USA v. Russia – US Express v. Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff

James Beard drew the officiating assignment for this tag team battle. Ivan Koloff controls against Windham. Rotundo tags in and takes it to the mat. Nikita Koloff tags and counters with Rotundo. Rotundo avoids pummelling. Arm drag countered. Ivan Koloff is in. Rotundo sends Koloff into the ropes. Drop down and cross over . . . dropkick! Windham in. Whip to the buckles. Koloff avoids charge. Roll up for two (R3/P6). Double stomp connects. Tag. ELEVATED RUSSIAN SICKLE. 1, 2, pin save blocked, 3 (R5/P7).

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Steel Cage Match – Andre the Giant v. Abdullah The Butcher

Abdullah the Butcher refuses to be searched and gets under the skin of referee Morgan Dollar shoving by the official to get at his opponent the moment Andre The Giant ducks into the cage. Butcher is sent into the ropes and rebounds with a tackle. Andre grabs a standing side headlock again and again. Butcher with a kick to midsection. Butcher is sent into a big boot to face. Butcher tries to flee . . . Nowhere to go! Sitdown splash. 1 count only (R10/P3). Andre leans back into the ropes . . . BIG SPLASH. 1, 2, ¾ (R11/P9). Andre cannot believe it. Andre climbs to the second buckle . . . BIG SPLASH. 1, 2, 3 (R6/P10). Butcher is removed on a stretcher!