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| Born | (1953-10-26) October 26, 1953 (age 71) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Died | (2002-03-07)March 7, 2002 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Troy Graham Dr. Troy Graham Troy T. Tyler Randy Tyler The Dream Machine |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 252 lb (114 kg; 18.0 st) |
| Debut | October 1978 |
| Retired | 1990 |
Troy Roland Thompson Jr. (born October 26 1949 - died March 7 2002), was an American professional wrestler known as The Dream Machine.
Career
Thompson was discovered by Jimmy Hart and first came in to wrestling as Troy "The Hippie" Graham. During his initial career, he fulfilled the role of a heel.
Wrestling as the Dream Machine, Thompson captured the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship in 1981 after defeating Steve Keirn in the final bout of a one-night tournament. Promoter Eddie Marlin awarded the belt to Dream Machine and Dream Machine’s manager Jimmy Hart during an episode of Championship Wrestling that aired soon after the tournament.
From 1982 to 1983 Thompson teamed with Porkchop Cash to become the Bruiser Brothers. The Bruiser Brothers were in the First Family stable of Jimmy Hart. They defeated Dutch Mantell and Koko B. Ware for their first AWA tag team championship titles. They also went on to compete against the Rock and Roll Express, winning and losing the AWA tag team titles to them.
As the Dream Machine, Thompson was one-half of the tag team known as "The New York Dolls". The Dolls had a longstanding feud with the tag team of Steve Keirn and Stan Lane, better known as the "Fabulous Ones".
Graham wrestled under a mask as The Dream Machine as part of the First Family. He had a long fued with Jerry Lawler. Graham is known as one of the better "talkers" in the sport.
In 1984 Troy Graham was replaced on the Bruise Brothers and left AWA. He began a lengthy career in the mid 80's to the early 90's before he retired.
Troy Graham died on March 7, 2002 of a heart attack.
Championships and achievements
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Porkchop Cash
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rick McGraw
References
- "W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
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