Product Description

'The man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour!' That was how Superstar Billy Graham described himself, and who could argue? Graham was perhaps the single most influential performer of the past thirty years, and the mark of that influence can be found in Superstars ranging from Hulk Hogan to Scott Steiner. His outrageous ring attire and Muhammad Ali-style interviews were a breath of fresh air during an era when sports entertainment was much more bare-bones than it is today. Just as fans flocked to see the Superstar compete in the ring, so they loved to listen to him pontificate on the microphone, even if he was bad-mouthing the Superstars they held dear. With his equally colourful manager the Grand Wizard at his side, Graham toppled Bruno Sammartino from his WWE Championship perch for the last time on April 30, 1977. He went on to hold the prize for nearly ten months, the longest reign for any ring villain in WWE history to this day. Clad in tie-dye and feather boas, the Superstar was a sign of things to come, and boasted a chiselled, muscular physique that was very unique at the time. During the late 1980s, he made a brief return to WWE competition, and even enjoyed stints as a manager and broadcaster. Graham has experienced it all and he's going to be talking about it in this book, with stories about all the legendary wrestlers - including Sammartino, Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka and Sergeant Slaughter - that no true wrestling fan will want to miss.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #478518 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

About the Author
Keith Elliot Greenberg is a lifelong wrestling fan and a senior writer for World Wrestling Entertainment publications. He is also an award winning television producer whose work has been seen on 48 Hours, America's Most Wanted, VH-1 and The History Channel. He is the author of more than thirty non-fiction books for children and lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

Customer Reviews

The man they all wanted to be!!!
As with all biographies it is a good idea to read a book about someone you are interested in. I think sometimes just being a wrestling fan is not a good enough reason to pick up a wrestlers biography and read it. I have found this out in the past. I am very interested in the wrestler 'Superstar Billy Graham 'and just as equally the man behind the persona. This made the book easy to read for me. I would rate it one of the best wrestler biographies I have read(even though they pretty much all follow the same basic lines). The synopsis sums Billy Graham and the book up perfectly so not much more needs to be said. I think generally this is an easy book to get on with but there are a few parts that seem to drag hence the four stars.

A rocky road ?
This must be my 5th or 6th ex or present WWE star autobiography , that I have read . This not the best . Reading this book is like a long rocky road advantage . There are some good bits and times when you wonder , will you make it . Billy seems bitter about a few things that have happened in the past . What illness hasn't he had ? . Well worth a read .