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    Wrestling's 'Superstar' Billy Graham, the template for Hulk Hogan, dies at 79

    by Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times May 18, 2023 3 minutes
    An old vintage wrestling ring surrounded by ropes spotlit in the middle on an isolated dark background.

    "I lift barbell plates. I eat T-bone steaks. I'm sweeter than a German chocolate cake. How much more of me can you take?"

    When you discuss the hyperbolized figures in pro wrestling history, "Superstar" Billy Graham has to be in the conversation. He was supposed to be a reviled rulebreaker, but after hearing him talk, fans never truly reviled him. At the height of his popularity in the 1970s, Graham sold out Madison

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