Superstar Billy Graham Reportedly On Life Support Following Recent Health Issues
WWE Hall of Famer "Superstar" Billy Graham hasn't been able to escape falling into one health issue after another in recent months, and unfortunately, that trend has continued.
Monday morning, his wife Valerie Coleman shared on Facebook that "The doctors wanted to remove him from life support tonight," but ultimately she refused. In February, he contracted COVID-19 and before that was being treated for what turned out to be a potentially life-threatening ear infection after spreading to his skull. Throw in kidney, lung, as well as other developing health issues, and it just hasn't stopped for Graham.
Graham made his WWE debut in 1975 when it was still the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), and returned to the promotion on five separate occasions over the years. Upon returning the first time in 1977, he'd go on to defeat Bruno Sammartino to become the WWWF Champion for the first and only time that April, holding on to the championship for nearly 10 months. Though that is the only championship he ever won with the promotion, he claimed gold on multiple occasions across various promotions over the years.
And while the 79-year-old began experiencing severe health issues well before this year, which included an eventual liver transplant as well as heart failure, Graham is also dealing with the fact that he's "100% deaf" these days, according to his wife. There is currently a Go-Fund-Me page set up to help raise donations for his ever increasing medical costs. As of right now, $14,412 has been raised with a goal of $25,000.