Timeline WWE #04 | "Superstar" Billy Graham | 1977-78
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Published 2023-05-19
Enter The Superstar...
Superstar Billy Graham burst onto the scene in the WWWF, unseated Bruno Sammartino, and rewrote the rulebook for pro wrestling heels. And now he wants you to join him on a journey to that pivotal year, where he'll tell you everything that was happening within the walls of the largest wrestling federation in the world!
We pick up the action in April of 1977, just before Graham gets the strap, and we follow the action into 1978, when Backlund takes it.
The Sammartino title change
the McMahons
the "Wiz"
Japan
Backlund
the backroom dealings
missed opportunities
Albano's antics
working the blade
the TV Tapings
...all that and EVERYTHING that was happening in 1977/78 in WWE!!!
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All Comments (21)
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RIP Superstar. And thank you for doing this, Sean.
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The man with the largest arm, the man with the most charm. Rest in Heaven Superstar
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Without Superstar there’d be no Flair, no Hogan, no Rock, no WWE. RIP to a true legend.
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Superstar revolutionized the Wrestling Promo, this guy could talk so much better than anybody else around him at the time and became the prototype for a whole generation of talent. What a legend! The man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour.
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Sean Oliver should be put in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. May not have been the first to do shoot interviews (I genuinely don't know) but he is the reason pro wrestling podcasts exist now. Not just Conrad's stuff or WSI but like no Kayfabe Commentaries no Stone Cold Sessions
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I remember the first time I saw Superstar on tv. He was the manager of Don Maroco. I was 11. I knew nothing about him, But I understod that this man was important for wrestling Rest now Superstar. You will be missed.
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R.I.P. Supahstah Billy Graham baby Sean I really do admire the fact that you memorialize legends that pass away. You did the same for Scott Hall. I know a lot of fans appreciate the sentiment
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RIP to an all time legend
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What a well spoken and articulate gentleman. One of the key figures in wrestling. RIP Superstar 🙏
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I'm still a big Hulk Hogan fan but he owes so much of his career to Billy
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Graham's emotional story about Baron Mikel Scicluna is heartbreaking.
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RIP Superstar Billy Graham/Eldridge Wayne Coleman. This was a GREAT interview, thank you so much.
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Wrestling needs more Karate champions like The Superstar. R.I.P Champ.
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Hulk hogan stole this guys look. It shows you what an impact he had back then. Rip to billy
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Great thing u done Sean. R.i.p. " the man of the hour with all the power who was just to sweet to be sour. Because what you see is what you get and what you don't is better yet. Yeah baby". Missing you already superstar
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RIP Superstar you where (are) my favorite world champion!
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RIP Superstar! Thanks for all the great memories. Should've been champ for a lot longer.
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Thats why these interviews are so important. Keeps memories alive and it writes history dosn for future generations
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I've always loved Billy Graham and this shoot did not disappoint, the raw emotion in the jacket story was real and showed a different side to Graham. Couldn't stop listening to his story telling
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27:04 was very powerful and heartbreaking. An example of a good man in a sometimes not so good industry.
