WWE Hall of Famer 'Superstar' Billy Graham passes away at 79.

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WWE Hall of Famer 'Superstar' Billy Graham passes away at 79.
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Wayne Coleman, better known as "Superstar" Billy Graham, a professional bodybuilder turned wrestler who helped set the flamboyant template for later ring stars, notably Hulk Hogan and Jesse Ventura, died at 79. He had a liver transplant in 2002 after contracting hepatitis C and had several hip replacements and other health problems stemming from steroid use. Mr. Coleman headlined blood-soaked bouts at New York’s Madison Square Garden in the 1970s and enjoyed his greatest prominence in what was then the World Wide Wrestling Federation.

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