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* VocalDissonance: Despite being a towering mountain of muscle, Billy has a [[https://youtu.be/gKkZkyxChnA surprisingly high-pitched and nasal voice.]]
* VocalDissonance: Despite being a towering mountain of muscle, Billy has a [[https://youtu.be/gKkZkyxChnA surprisingly high-pitched and nasal voice.]]
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As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar_Billy_Graham The Other Wiki]]. Not to be confused with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham the evangelist and political occasional presidential adviser Billy Graham.
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'''Eldrige Wayne Coleman''' (b. 1943) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Phoenix, UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} who competed from 1970 to 1987 as '''"Superstar" Billy Graham.''' He debuted as '''Wayne Coleman''' in 1970 in the Stampede Wrestling promotion after training under Stu Hart. He would go on to compete for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, and, most famously, for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF. He is best known for introducing a heavily muscled appearance, from his [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] career, that had not previously existed in wrestling, colorful clothes and an over-the-top personality with rhyming promos. Unfortunately, the same steroids that helped give him his impressive physique ultimately wrecked his health, leading to his retirement in 1987. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/tn-cwa-h.html CWA (Memphis) World Heavyweight Champion]], and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-h.html NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2004.
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'''Eldrige Wayne Coleman''' (b. 1943) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Phoenix, UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} who competed from 1970 to 1987 as '''"Superstar" Billy Graham.''' He debuted as '''Wayne Coleman''' in 1970 in the Stampede Wrestling promotion after training under Stu Hart. He would go on to compete for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, and, most famously, for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF. He is best known for introducing a heavily muscled appearance, from his [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] career, that had not previously existed in wrestling, colorful clothes and an over-the-top personality with rhyming promos. Unfortunately, the same steroids that helped give him his impressive physique ultimately wrecked his health, leading to his retirement in 1987. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/tn-cwa-h.html CWA (Memphis) World Heavyweight Champion]], and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-h.html NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
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'''Eldrige Wayne Coleman''' (b. 1943) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Phoenix, UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} who competed from 1970 to 1987 as '''"Superstar" Billy Graham.''' He debuted as '''Wayne Coleman''' in 1970 in the Stampede Wrestling promotion after training under Stu Hart. He would go on to compete for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, and, most famously, for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF. He is best known for introducing a heavily muscled appearance, from his [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] career, that had not previously existed in wrestling, colorful clothes and an over-the-top personality with rhyming promos. Unfortunately, the same steroids that helped give him his impressive physique ultimately wrecked his health, leading to his retirement in 1987. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/tn-cwa-h.html CWA (Memphis) World Heavyweight Champion]], and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-h.html NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the WWE Hall of Fame Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2004.
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* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: After losing the title in the late 70s, Graham took a hiatus from wrestling due to depression & drug issues, and rumor started to spread that he had died; it caught on enough that Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon reported on in in a magazine he was writing for at the time. So many people believed it that when he came back, having drastically changed his look & gimmick, many people didn't believe he was the real Billy Graham.
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* TheMentor: Became one for a now-face DonMuraco in 1988.
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* RealMenLoveJesus: Graham is a devout Christian, having taken the name of the famous preacher Billy Graham as his stage name, and spent his early career performing strong man feats to draw crowds to revival meetings.
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* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him. After Scott's [=NWO=] heel turn in February 1998, he dyed his hair white and first called himself "White Thunder" before changing to "Superstar."
* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him. After Scott's [=NWO=] heel turn in February 1998, he dyed his hair white and first called himself "White Thunder" before changing to "Superstar."
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* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him. After Scott's [=NWO=] heel turn in February 1998, he (Scott) dyed his hair white and first called himself "White Thunder" before changing to"Superstar.""Superstar", and then "Big Poppa Pump".
* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him. After Scott's [=NWO=] heel turn in February 1998, he (Scott) dyed his hair white and first called himself "White Thunder" before changing to
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'''Eldrige Wayne Coleman''' (b. 1943) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Phoenix, UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} who competed from 1970 to 1987 as '''"Superstar" Billy Graham.''' He debuted as '''Wayne Coleman''' in 1970 in the Stampede Wrestling promotion after training under Stu Hart. He would go on to compete for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, and, most famously, for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF. He is best known for introducing a heavily muscled appearance, from his bodybuilding career, that had not previously existed in wrestling, colorful clothes and an over-the-top personality with rhyming promos. Unfortunately, the same steroids that helped give him his impressive physique ultimately wrecked his health, leading to his retirement in 1987. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/tn-cwa-h.html CWA (Memphis) World Heavyweight Champion]], and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-h.html NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar_Billy_Graham The Other Wiki]].
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/BrunoSammartino, Wrestling/BobBacklund, Wrestling/DustyRhodes. In the case of Backlund, it doesn't seem to be entirely {{Kayfabe}}, as long into retirement, he has called Backlund "boring."
* [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]]: 2006's ''Tangled Ropes''
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
* BadassMustache
* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BaldOfAwesome
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* DentedIron: Ever since the late 80's his body has been a wreck. Graham is the earliest example of what heavy steroid abuse can do to a person.
* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him. After Scott's [=NWO=] heel turn in February 1998, he dyed his hair white and first called himself "White Thunder" before changing to "Superstar."
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** (in Florida): [[Wrestling/SirOliverHumperdink The House of Humperdink]] and [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan The Army of Darkness]]
** (in Mid-Atlantic): Paul Jones' Army (heel)
** Street People U.S.A., led by Jimmy Valiant (face)
* RedBaron: "Superstar"
* RhymesOnADime: "The man of the hour/The man with the power/Too sweet to be sour"
** "I'm the ladies' pet and the men's regret"
* ShoutOut: Took his ring name in honor of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_graham the preacher]].
* TagTeam: The Golden Grahams, with his UnrelatedBrothers Dr. Jerry Graham, Eddie Graham and "Crazy" Luke Graham.
'''Eldrige Wayne Coleman''' (b. 1943) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Phoenix, UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} who competed from 1970 to 1987 as '''"Superstar" Billy Graham.''' He debuted as '''Wayne Coleman''' in 1970 in the Stampede Wrestling promotion after training under Stu Hart. He would go on to compete for [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, and, most famously, for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, then the WWWF. He is best known for introducing a heavily muscled appearance, from his bodybuilding career, that had not previously existed in wrestling, colorful clothes and an over-the-top personality with rhyming promos. Unfortunately, the same steroids that helped give him his impressive physique ultimately wrecked his health, leading to his retirement in 1987. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/tn-cwa-h.html CWA (Memphis) World Heavyweight Champion]], and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-h.html NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar_Billy_Graham The Other Wiki]].
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/BrunoSammartino, Wrestling/BobBacklund, Wrestling/DustyRhodes. In the case of Backlund, it doesn't seem to be entirely {{Kayfabe}}, as long into retirement, he has called Backlund "boring."
* [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]]: 2006's ''Tangled Ropes''
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
* BadassMustache
* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BaldOfAwesome
* BeardOfEvil[=/=]BadassBeard
* DentedIron: Ever since the late 80's his body has been a wreck. Graham is the earliest example of what heavy steroid abuse can do to a person.
* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him. After Scott's [=NWO=] heel turn in February 1998, he dyed his hair white and first called himself "White Thunder" before changing to "Superstar."
* FinishingMove: BearHug
* FluffyFashionFeathers
* GorgeousGeorge
* PowerStable:
** (in Florida): [[Wrestling/SirOliverHumperdink The House of Humperdink]] and [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan The Army of Darkness]]
** (in Mid-Atlantic): Paul Jones' Army (heel)
** Street People U.S.A., led by Jimmy Valiant (face)
* RedBaron: "Superstar"
* RhymesOnADime: "The man of the hour/The man with the power/Too sweet to be sour"
** "I'm the ladies' pet and the men's regret"
* ShoutOut: Took his ring name in honor of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_graham the preacher]].
* TagTeam: The Golden Grahams, with his UnrelatedBrothers Dr. Jerry Graham, Eddie Graham and "Crazy" Luke Graham.
