Live WWE WrestleMania Discussion Thread - Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd 2023

[Shane]

Of course. But Cody was talking about the WWE Championship, which Dusty never won.

I know. But Dusty was still a world champ in his career which gives Cody’s complaint a little less credibility lol

 

[Deezy]

LOL just stop trying to piss in the punchbowl......looking for bitches where's no bitches to have.

 

[Shane]

Just food for thought

 

[O-Blaze]

I know. But Dusty was still a world champ in his career which gives Cody’s complaint a little less credibility lol

I don’t think so. In the world of the WWE, no title is as important as the WWE Championship. So in the story, Dusty hasn’t held the most prestigious title in the world. Which is what Cody wants to do for him. If you think about it in the bubble of WWE, it makes perfect sense.

 

[Chris]

I know. But Dusty was still a world champ in his career which gives Cody’s complaint a little less credibility lol

No the story is Dusty challenged for the title once and I believe it was a Dusty finish actually so it was something like the title was taken from Dusty when he had it in his hand. He told young Cody that story and Cody told him one day he'd win it and put it in Dusty's hands

That's why it's literally the WWE title that matters to him

 

[Shane]

No the story is Dusty challenged for the title once and I believe it was a Dusty finish actually so it was something like the title was taken from Dusty when he had it in his hand. He told young Cody that story and Cody told him one day he'd win it and put it in Dusty's hands

That's why it's literally the WWE title that matters to him

Did this actually happen cause I have no idea lol

 

[O-Blaze]

Did this actually happen cause I have no idea lol

Yes. Cody showed the photo and everything.

 

[Professor Booty]

Against superstar right?


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[Chris]

Did this actually happen cause I have no idea lol

The feud between the Dream and the Superstar actually started in Eddie Graham’s backyard. In a rare WWWF title defense outside of the territory, Superstar Billy Graham lost to Rhodes via disqualification in front of a sellout crowd in Miami. After that, Superstar and Rhodes took their battles across Florida, wrestling in Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Orlando before taking their talents to New York City and Madison Square Garden. The Florida events were excellent preparation for the MSG match, which sold out, proving to McMahon that his fans were ready for another round. One month later, Superstar Graham and Dusty Rhodes returned to The Garden, where again the Superstar snuck out with the belt.

Rhodes continued to chase the Superstar’s title across the two territories and even had their rivalry spillover across the border when they headlined a show for Maple Leaf Wrestling in Toronto. Overall, Superstar defended the WWWF title against Rhodes eleven times. The match was such an attraction for both WWWF and CWF that even after Graham dropped the belt to Backlund— if you watch the above promo, you can see how Dusty and McMahon are prepping the audience what’s to come— they continued their feud. Finally, the third MSG match between Rhodes and Graham occurs in August of 1978, six months after Graham lost the title. Without the specter of the championship hanging over the match, the Dream finally defeats the Superstar.

One of the matches in this feud it seems, or probably most of them bc they'd do the same finish in different cities lol

 

[Shane]

I never knew he wrestled for the WWWF championship. Interesting.

 

[Deezy]

Jive Soul Man Dusty in the WWWF was weird, considering how Urban Cowboy he was in the NWA.

 

[Dale]

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[Deezy]

 

[Shane]

So now I’m supposed to believe LA Knight, Bobby Lashley, and Stone Cold are in the same segment? In all honestly Stone Cold could just be the referee

 

[Dale]

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