When It Was Real - Episode 66 - Madison Square Garden - June 4, 1979

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🚨 THIS WEEK on EPISODE 66 of WHEN IT WAS REAL! 🚨 The Wrestling Wayback Machine travels to the most famous arena in the world — MADISON SQUARE GARDEN — for a HISTORIC night in professional wrestling history on June 4, 1979! 🏆 The VERY FIRST Battle Royal ever held at the Garden! 💰 A $10,000 prize on the line! 🔥 Before the world knew him as The Iron Sheik, he was the feared HUSSEIN ARAB — and on this unforgettable night, he outlasted everyone to claim victory! But the night was far from over... His reward? 👉 $10,000 CASH 👉 AND a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match later that same evening against the reigning champion, BOB BACKLUND! Could Hussein Arab shock the wrestling world twice in one night? Could Backlund survive one of his fiercest rivals? Join Nikita and Benny as they relive every slam, every surprise, and every unforgettable moment from one of the most unique cards in Madison Square Garden history! 🎙️ LIVE Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM 📺 ONLY on The Playa Entertainment Network Hop aboard the Wrestling Wayback Machine and journey back to a time and place... WHEN IT WAS REAL. #WhenItWasReal #WrestlingWaybackMachine #WWF #MadisonSquareGarden #BobBacklund #IronSheik #HusseinArab #ClassicWrestling #TerritorialWrestling #VintageWrestling #OldSchoolWrestling #ProWrestlingHistory #BattleRoyal #WWFHistory #ThePlayaEntertainmentNetwork #WrestlingPodcast #1979Wrestling #MSG #NikitaAndBenny

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🚨 THIS WEEK on EPISODE 66 of WHEN IT WAS REAL! 🚨 The Wrestling Wayback Machine travels to the most famous arena in the world — MADISON SQUARE GARDEN — for a HISTORIC night in professional wrestling history on June 4, 1979! 🏆 The VERY FIRST Battle Royal ever held at the Garden!💰 A $10,000 prize on the line!🔥 Before the world knew him as The Iron Sheik, he was the feared HUSSEIN ARAB — and on this unforgettable night, he outlasted everyone to claim victory! But the night was far from over... His reward?👉 $10,000 CASH👉 AND a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match later that same evening against the reigning champion, BOB BACKLUND! Could Hussein Arab shock the wrestling world twice in one night? Could Backlund survive one of his fiercest rivals? Join Nikita and Benny as they relive every slam, every surprise, and every unforgettable moment from one of the most unique cards in Madison Square Garden history! 🎙️ LIVE Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM📺 ONLY on The Playa Entertainment Network Hop aboard the Wrestling Wayback Machine and journey back to a time and place... WHEN IT WAS REAL. #WhenItWasReal #WrestlingWaybackMachine #WWF #MadisonSquareGarden #BobBacklund #IronSheik #HusseinArab #ClassicWrestling #TerritorialWrestling #VintageWrestling #OldSchoolWrestling #ProWrestlingHistory #BattleRoyal #WWFHistory #ThePlayaEntertainmentNetwork #WrestlingPodcast #1979Wrestling #MSG #NikitaAndBenny

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