Monday, May 18, 2020

The Man of the Hour/Man with the Power-Superstars Profile#18

"Superstar" Billy Graham
Real name: Eldridge Coleman
Home: Paradise Valley, AZ
Membership: Partners with Ivan Kokoff, the Army of Darkness, Paul Jones' Army
A.K.A.: Wayne Coleman
Finisher: Bear Hug

Background: A hero is only as good as the villain, and brother, the Superstar was the best. He was flamboyant. He could rob a bank, smack about the best of the Superstars, and still make it in time to party at Studio 54. His battles with Pedro Morales were legendary but funny enough it was a small town joe named Bob who took him down.

Arrested, the Superstar broke out in '83 but with a different look. Gone were the tie-dyes and shades. In were karate pants and a shiny bald head, but Bob Backlund sent him running again.

Getting out on parole, Graham swore to go straight, even teaming with the Junkyard Dog. Sadly years of physical and chemical abuse left the man a broken shell. After personally taking down Butch Reed, Graham was savagely beaten by the One Man Gang and forced to retire.


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