![]() ![]() ![]() A onetime teenage evangelist who toured nationally, he said he had chosen a name that paid tribute to the Southern Baptist orator Billy Graham and the hit rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar." Coleman headlined blood-soaked bouts at New York's Madison Square Garden in the 1970s. ![]() Coleman had a liver transplant in 2002 after contracting hepatitis C and had several hip replacements and other health problems stemming from, he said, "massive doses" of steroids he used much of his career.Īt 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds, with a 56-inch chest and 22-inch biceps he dubbed "pythons," tie-dyed tights, feather boas and trash-talking interviews, Mr. WWE reported his death but did not list a cause. Wayne Coleman, a professional bodybuilder turned wrestler whose bleached-blond hair and loudmouth personality as "Superstar" Billy Graham helped set the muscle-bulging, fight-picking, flamboyant template for later ring stars, notably Hulk Hogan and Jesse Ventura, died Wednesday. ![]()
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