Many current fans may not remember or even know who Superstar Billy Graham is aside of being a WWE Hall of Famer that’s struggled with health issues in recent years.
Graham was the epitome of a heel during his career, and his charisma and look was second to none for the longest time.
While he’s known for his championship runs, his greatest accomplishments may be the inspiration he gave the biggest draw in wrestling history — Hulk Hogan.
WWWF/WWE Great Billy Graham Deals with Serious Health Issue; His Wife Asks for Prayers
Others like Jesse Ventura joined Hogan in modeling their look and personas after Graham, and it helped usher in one of the most prosperous time in wrestling as Hulk Hogan took the world by storm as he became the face of the WWE.
Health issues
In the years since he retired, Graham as dealt with numerous health issues from needing a new liver to now having an ear infection that’s spread to the surrounding bones.
The news came from the admin of his Facebook account, and it sounds very serious.
“Let’s keep the champ in our prayers please. The following is a message I received from his wife, Valerie. Thank you, Mike (admin) God Bless you Billy!:
“Lots of issues… MRI showed he has a very bad infection in his ears that has spread to the bones in his ears as well as an area of his skull…infectious disease doctor was just in trying to decide what antibiotics they’re going to start him on.
“His electrolytes are still off…his low sodium is especially difficult to treat and they don’t know why at this point.
“We need your prayers”
Colorful past
While Graham is mainly remembered for his charisma and wrestling ability, there are plenty of questionable instances where he lashed out at the WWE, like when he sued them and Dr. Zahorian for forcing him to take steroids to keep his position in the company.
He lost since he was using them for a decade prior to then, and he even accused WWE officials of sexually abusing children during a taping of Donahue with Vince McMahon. He later admitted he made up the allegations.
The battles between him and the WWE continued on and off, and he took a lot of heat from fans for being an opportunist when he sent a letter to McMahon where he asked to take Dusty Rhodes’ position in NXT when the American Dream passed away.
We never enjoy seeing someone suffer and wish him the best. He gave us some great memories and for that we’ll always be grateful.
What’s your favorite memory of Graham? Let us know in the comments below.
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