Pro wrestling legend “Superstar” Billy Graham died Wednesday at 79. No cause was given, but he had been battling ill health for some time and had been hospitalized in the ICU on life support.
Graham, real name Eldridge Wayne Coleman, was a three-time former world champion professional wrestler, including a 1977-78 title run in the WWWF, which eventually became the WWE.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. His wife, Valerie, posted Monday morning on Graham’s Facebook account that she had refused to remove his life support.
His colleagues mourned his loss, but saluted his legacy. “The Superstar Billy Graham Just Left US,” wrestling colleague Ric Flair tweeted. “THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INFLUENCE on My Career!” “SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM.
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