Big bump, for anyone who cares
Was going through the 25th anniversary issue of The Wrestler from 1991 on Internet Archive, and in it they have a pic of Bruno vs Hansen from the 1976 Showdown at Shea accompanying a caption for Match of the Year 1976. I was always leaning to that match being the real 1976 MOTY, not the April 26 MSG one, so without better evidence, I'm officially making the Wikipedia edit for the PWI Awards article and crediting the Shea match based on that info