Billy Graham Demands To Be Removed From WWE HOF

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Superstar Billy Graham had an interview with SLAM! Wrestling where he said that not only does he want out of the WWE Hall of Fame, but he wants to fight Chris Jericho, based on comments Jericho made in his book insulting Graham for his comments about Chris Benoit.

On WWE Hall of Fame: "For the WWE to induct into their Hall of Fame, Abdullah The Butcher, who has never wrestled one match under a WWE contract, is bordering on blasphemy. I am demanding that this company remove my name from their index of Hall of Fame wrestlers. It is a shameless organization to induct a bloodthirsty animal such as Abdullah The Butcher into their worthless and embarrassing Hall of Fame and I want the name of Superstar Billy Graham to be no part of it. The WWE and their Hall of Fame is disgustingly embarrassing, I want out."

On Chris Jericho: "Jericho, that shows your complete lack of respect. You have the face of a choirboy, but you've got the heart of a devil. One day, someone will walk across your skull on the floor of hell. That's exactly where you belong. I'm a music fan, a fan of Bob Dylan. The lyrics to one of his songs, Idiot Wind, fits you perfectly, Jericho. 'Idiot wind blowing every time you move your teeth. You're an idiot (babe). It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe'. I know what I'm talking about when it comes to steroids. Unfortunately, I'm an expert. I started using in 1966. I told NBC News that the Benoit murder-suicide was not as a result of steroids. I responded to a man choking an innocent seven-year-old boy to death, then murdering his wife. It was the slaughter of an innocent child and steroids had nothing to do with it. The press connected it to steroids and I had an obligation to speak out. For speaking out, Jericho called me self-centered and egotistical, only wanting to benefit myself. I received a personal phone call from Linda McMahon thanking me for stepping it up and telling it like it is. Jericho, you have made a huge mistake. You call me an egotistical idiot. If you walked by right now, I would beat the living hell out of you, then spit on your grave for trying to destroy my reputation in your phony little book."

To this Jericho responded: "God bless him and best of luck in all he does in the future."

You can read the entire interview at http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/

Great response from Jericho. The whole rant from Graham sounds like a little bit of self promotion to me. If you want to be removed from HOF then speak to the McMahons about it directly rather than through the press.

I can understand the reasons. I would want out when people like Carey make it in. But on that note, there were pleanty others who don't deserve in or haven't wrestled in WWE...

Starship Pain wrote:

I can understand the reasons. I would want out when people like Carey make it in. But on that note, there were pleanty others who don't deserve in or haven't wrestled in WWE...

Thats a good point. He is complaining that Abdullah The Butcher is in the HOF, but doesn't have a problem with Pete Rose and Drew Carey being there. Suggests he has a specific problem with Abdullah that we don't know about.

Pete Rose, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Drew Carey, even Tony Atlas to a degree -all make little to no sense. And of course, Abdullah The Butcher as well.

so Billy Graham did the autopsy of Chris Benoit himself? whos he to say it wasnt from steroids. is he a doctor? no, hes not, shut the fuck up Billy

Old people are so grumpy! He must have missed bingo.

Dead wrote:

so Billy Graham did the autopsy of Chris Benoit himself? whos he to say it wasnt from steroids. is he a doctor? no, hes not, shut the fuck up Billy

IKR! Just because he (Billy) didn't have anything remotely similar to what happened in the case of Chris Benoit, or personally know anyone who has; it doesn't mean that steroids will have the same affect on others as well. I mean, aren't steroids a drug?! And like any other drug, whether it's for a headache or for your blood pressure, the drug has a different affect on different people.

I can't blame Billy Graham at all for feeling how he does on either issue. As for The Butcher, I've heard in various shoot interviews over the years that he was a bloodthirsty maniac who worked stiff as hell and legitimately hurt people. That's what I heard anyway.