Superstar UBilly Graham (Epreli 30, 1977-Februwari 20, 1978)

I-Superstar uBilly Graham: I-WWE Champion yokuqala
Ulawulo lokugqibela lukaBruno Sammartino njenge-WWWF Champion yapheliswa ngu-Superstar Billy Graham ngo-Epreli 30, 1977 kwiziko laseBaltimore Civic.
Ngokwenyani yayinguBob Backlund owayecetyisiwe kuVince McMahon Sr njengelandela likaSammartino ngumphathi weNWA, uSam Muchnick. Nangona kunjalo, bobabini uMcMahon Sr kunye noMuchnick baziva ukuba iminyaka emine yeprojekti ifuna ukuqhubeka ngakumbi njengamajoni ngaphambi kokuba banikwe indawo ebonakalayo.
Kulapho uGraham angena khona. UGraham wakhethwa ukuba asebenze njengentshatsheli yotshintsho kakhulu njengoKoloff noStasiak babekade bekhona kule minyaka ilishumi (jonga icandelo 1 xa ugqibile apha), kodwa utshintsho beluza kwenzeka ixesha elide. ukunika iBacklund ixesha lokuphuhlisa ngokufanelekileyo indawo.
andikuthandi ukuhlala nabantu
Xa uMcMahon Sr wabhukisha uGraham ukuba aphumelele umtya, wayesele ewazi umhla awayeza kulahleka ngawo. Kwiintsuku ezingama-296 ezingenelelayo, uGraham wayesisityhilelo njengentshatsheli.
Ukuba wayengekho isithende, ngewayemlandele ixesha elide uSammartino. UGraham wayeyipakethe epheleleyo; Wayephethe iphetshana elinomtsalane, kunye no-Mohammad Ali ephembelela i-rhyming promos, imizimba engakholekiyo kunye nokubamba iliso ngedayi, kumenza waba yimpumelelo kwi-ofisi yebhokisi.
UGraham ukhuphisene nomzobo onamandla kunye nomzobo ophezulu kunye noSammartino, egcina umtya ngalo lonke ixesha. UGraham ukhusele ibhanti ngokuchaseneyo neQela leNWA leHlabathi uDusty Rhodes, Mil Milcaras, Inkosi ePhakamileyo uPeter Maivia (utatomkhulu kaDwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) nabanye. Ishishini lalikhula ngokukhawuleza ngalo lonke ulawulo lukaGraham, kodwa ixesha lalisele liphelile. Ukubekwa etroneni kuka-Backlund kufanelekile.
UGraham uzame ukungaphumeleli ukucenga uMcMahon Sr ukuba alibazise ukuphumelela kwesihloko sikaBacklund, kodwa uMcMahon Sr akazange ashukunyiswe. U-Backlund uzakuphumelela ubuNtshatsheli be-WWWF njengoko bekucwangcisiwe ngoFebruwari 20, 1978. Ukubaleka kukaGraham yedwa kwiWWE Championship yaphela.
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