WWE legend Billy Graham has been hospitalized currently due to several health complications having heart failure and fluid in his lungs. According to his Facebook post over the weekend, Superstar Billy announced his suffering from heart problems titling the post ‘Atrial Fibrillation’. He wrote,
“ Hi fans, there will be no wrestling post tonight. Just this statement from me. I am currently having heart problems which is the title of this message. I am getting ready to go to the Mayo Clinic to be checked out. I am not feeling well and if the hospital admits me, which I am sure they will for future testing tomorrow, I will have Mike, my FB administrator, give you an update. Superstar B.G.”
His wife, Valerie, then updated about him, saying that he was hooked up to IV Lasix to help get fluid out of his lungs. She added, “he is in afib and heart failure with fluid in his lungs.” Then another, his wife updated, “the fluid is coming off slow but every little bit helps. Still in afib as well. They are doubling his diuretic dose for 3 days to see if that works… can’t do more because it can damage his kidneys.”
Billy’s wife, Valerie, didn’t forget to thank fans for their prayers and support and told them that he would check in with a personal message later by himself.
Superstar Graham had dealt with numerous health issues as he alerted fans in 2019 that he had suffered a heart attack and was in constant heart failure.
Billy Graham Wife And Children Details
WWE legend Billy Graham is currently married to Valerie Belkas. The pair got married in 1981. According to a post on Facebook, it seems like they knew each other in 1978.
The WWE legend’s wife, Valerie, seemed to give an update about her husband whenever something happened to him. In 2020, Valerie gave us an announcement on Facebook regarding her husband being hospitalized due to an infection on his toe.
The pair don't have any children together.
Billy Graham was previously married Madelyn Miluso, with whom he shared two children; one daughter, Capella, born in 1972, and one son named Joey, born in 1975. Then he got divorced from Madelyn in 1978.
In April of 2020, WWE legend Billy had revealed on a Facebook post that his daughter, Capella, and her husband had got infected by COVID-19. He shared that his 47-year-old daughter, Capella, was infected after her husband became positive for Coronavirus.
The Superstar Billy Graham has surely a health issues history. He had cirrhosis when he received a liver transplant in 2002. He had a bowel obstruction from an earlier surgery in 2006. Then Graham had reserved a burial spot at the Green Acres Cemetery in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2011 when he had announced he had one year left to live without another liver transplant in 2010. Billy was diagnosed with third-stage liver disease and cirrhosis by 2012, and the following year he got hospitalized with double pneumonia and possible heart failure. By 2014, he had a liver complication.
Net Worth Of Billy Graham
When WWE notified that they were terminating Billy’s contracts, they revealed that the legend's base salary was $2000 a month. Moreover, they were threatening legal actions against Graham from making any money using his likeness when he had sacrificed his whole body for pro wrestling.
On the GoFundMe page, he has been able to collect more than $34000 for his medical treatment.
Billy Graham is the ring name of Eldridge Wayne Coleman, who started his pro wrestling career in 1970. Graham had won the WAF Championship, making him the seventh man in history to win the title in 1977, and held it for 296 days, having it lose to Bob Backlund.
The 78-year-old, Superstar was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004 by Triple H. Billy is known to be a three-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions, having won titles in several NEA promotions.
Billy is known to be a training partner and close friend with the current Republican Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who also served as a godfather to his daughter. People would get inspired by Billy, and another WAE Superstar, Hulk Hogan, was even considered to be a clone of Graham. An interesting fact about the former WWE superstar was that he had worked as a famous preacher in the 60s.
Superstar Billy had sued WWE and Vince McMahon, stating he was forced to take steroids during his time in the promotion.
Billy often had a bad guy image in WWE, having critical judgments on others like when he stated that Kingston was too small to be taken seriously and was a comedy act. Many fans and industry professionals criticized his way of comments. Nevertheless, fans appreciated his looks and charisma, having sold out Madison Square Garden 19 times out of 20. The WWE legend had shared about how Bob Dylan was his favorite musician, and he had accompanied Dylan’s manager but never got a chance to meet him.