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WWE Legend "Superstar" Billy Graham has repeated his request to be removed from the WWE Hall Of Fame.
Graham had originally made the request in December 2010 when it was rumoured that Abdullah the Butcher was also be added to the HOF. Since then, the WWE has since added the 50+ year veteran. This upset Graham, who has already sold his HOF ring.
Graham's comments on the subject are in the spoiler below. But for those who are too tired to read it, he blames Abdullah for spreading Hepatitis C in matches. He referenced the short news feature on Devon 'Hannibal' Nicholson. While it is unknown how long Abdullah has had the disease, it is known that he continued wrestling for several years after finding out. Abdullah intentionally cuts his own forehead in most of his matches. But he was caught on camera cutting his own head in a match, and then using the same blade on Nicholson, without Nicholson's knowledge or consent. Nicholson has since had an WWE contract revoked because he had contracted Hepatitis C after that match. Nicholson is currently pressing criminal charges against Abdullah.
Graham is also unhappy that so many non-wrestling celebrities have been inducted, noting that Abdullah has never had a WWE match either. Graham is also furious that 'Macho Man' Randy Savage has not yet been inducted. The WWE has been negotiating with Savage's family, but Graham is convinced that the WWE simply chose not to include Savage.
Graham has been very critical of the WWE for the last two years. He previously made a video in which he recited a self-written poem, likening Chris Jericho to the devil, and saying that Jericho dies soon and goes to hell. He recently spoke out against CM Punk for making disrespectful comments about Bruno Sammartino's reigns as WWE Champion.
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In 2011 I became one unhappy retired wrestler when WWE inducted into its Hall of Fame Abdullah the Butcher (Larry Shreve). Not just because Shreve had never worked for the WW(W)F or stepped foot inside Madison Square Garden, not just because my good friend Randy "Macho Man" Savage was passed over in the honors list of that year, but because Abdullah actually is a butcher in a disturbingly real sense.
Now we all know that pro wrestling is largely make-believe. The trouble is that many of us end up losing the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality. The temptation to become in real life the characters we create in the ring can sometimes become just too overwhelming. I'm afraid that's the case with this WWE Hall of Fame inductee. For decades Larry Shreve has played the blood-lusting Abdullah the Butcher, a maniac psychotic enough to qualify as a Canadian-born Hitler, another Fuehrer.
Well, losing touch with reality is one thing; losing respect for other wrestlers' rights is another, and in my view the "Butcher" has blotted his copybook big time by becoming a suspected spreader of Hepatitis C through his negligence when blading in the ring. The Butcher, who is Hepatitis C positive Genotype 2 is currently facing allegations of negligence, assault and battery in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice stemming from an unsanitary blade assault in a 2007 professional wrestling match. Nicholson is being represented by Ronald Caza in the case. Caza, of the Caza Saikaley law firm is one of Canada’s most eminent lawyers.
In this link (youtube.com/watch?v=0rN4FI8yqq8) you will see how Shreve, in a match against Hannibal (Devon Nicholson), cut his own head with a razor blade and then cut the forehead of the unsuspecting Nicholson. It’s alleged that the end result of this assault was Nicholson, a healthy young man at the time who was just beginning a promising career, contracting Hepatitis C. How many others wrestlers have contracted Hepatitis C thanks to Abdullah's indifference to the danger he poses regularly to his fellow workers? Nicholson is now in the middle of a 9 month regimen with disturbing side effects to rid him of this disease.
In my opinion every time "The Butcher" behaves in this utterly irresponsible way, cutting the foreheads of other wrestlers, it is as if he is attempting murder, because the fact is the Hepatitis C can kill. I take no pleasure at all in saying this. Larry Shreve was once a friend of mine and it has saddened me to see him sink into such anti-social behavior. But right is right and wrong is wrong and never the twain shall meet. WWE, with its powerful influence on our vulnerable youth in these increasingly immoral times, should be strongly condemning life-threatening gimmicks in the ring, not rewarding them, and Larry Shreve needs to take stock of his actions and the tragic effects they have had on others. The world of pro wrestling is a rough and tough one, and none of us has a lily-white record when it comes to personal behavior. But carelessly spreading a deadly disease in the name of "entertainment" is beyond a joke. So hopefully now you will all have a better understanding of exactly why I asked WWE to remove my name from the WWE Hall of Fame list when Abdullah was inducted two years ago.
Superstar Billy Graham"
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Graham had originally made the request in December 2010 when it was rumoured that Abdullah the Butcher was also be added to the HOF. Since then, the WWE has since added the 50+ year veteran. This upset Graham, who has already sold his HOF ring.
Graham's comments on the subject are in the spoiler below. But for those who are too tired to read it, he blames Abdullah for spreading Hepatitis C in matches. He referenced the short news feature on Devon 'Hannibal' Nicholson. While it is unknown how long Abdullah has had the disease, it is known that he continued wrestling for several years after finding out. Abdullah intentionally cuts his own forehead in most of his matches. But he was caught on camera cutting his own head in a match, and then using the same blade on Nicholson, without Nicholson's knowledge or consent. Nicholson has since had an WWE contract revoked because he had contracted Hepatitis C after that match. Nicholson is currently pressing criminal charges against Abdullah.
Graham is also unhappy that so many non-wrestling celebrities have been inducted, noting that Abdullah has never had a WWE match either. Graham is also furious that 'Macho Man' Randy Savage has not yet been inducted. The WWE has been negotiating with Savage's family, but Graham is convinced that the WWE simply chose not to include Savage.
Graham has been very critical of the WWE for the last two years. He previously made a video in which he recited a self-written poem, likening Chris Jericho to the devil, and saying that Jericho dies soon and goes to hell. He recently spoke out against CM Punk for making disrespectful comments about Bruno Sammartino's reigns as WWE Champion.
<div class='spoiler_toggle'>'Superstar' Billy Graham's comments on Facebook</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">
In 2011 I became one unhappy retired wrestler when WWE inducted into its Hall of Fame Abdullah the Butcher (Larry Shreve). Not just because Shreve had never worked for the WW(W)F or stepped foot inside Madison Square Garden, not just because my good friend Randy "Macho Man" Savage was passed over in the honors list of that year, but because Abdullah actually is a butcher in a disturbingly real sense.
Now we all know that pro wrestling is largely make-believe. The trouble is that many of us end up losing the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality. The temptation to become in real life the characters we create in the ring can sometimes become just too overwhelming. I'm afraid that's the case with this WWE Hall of Fame inductee. For decades Larry Shreve has played the blood-lusting Abdullah the Butcher, a maniac psychotic enough to qualify as a Canadian-born Hitler, another Fuehrer.
Well, losing touch with reality is one thing; losing respect for other wrestlers' rights is another, and in my view the "Butcher" has blotted his copybook big time by becoming a suspected spreader of Hepatitis C through his negligence when blading in the ring. The Butcher, who is Hepatitis C positive Genotype 2 is currently facing allegations of negligence, assault and battery in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice stemming from an unsanitary blade assault in a 2007 professional wrestling match. Nicholson is being represented by Ronald Caza in the case. Caza, of the Caza Saikaley law firm is one of Canada’s most eminent lawyers.
In this link (youtube.com/watch?v=0rN4FI8yqq8) you will see how Shreve, in a match against Hannibal (Devon Nicholson), cut his own head with a razor blade and then cut the forehead of the unsuspecting Nicholson. It’s alleged that the end result of this assault was Nicholson, a healthy young man at the time who was just beginning a promising career, contracting Hepatitis C. How many others wrestlers have contracted Hepatitis C thanks to Abdullah's indifference to the danger he poses regularly to his fellow workers? Nicholson is now in the middle of a 9 month regimen with disturbing side effects to rid him of this disease.
In my opinion every time "The Butcher" behaves in this utterly irresponsible way, cutting the foreheads of other wrestlers, it is as if he is attempting murder, because the fact is the Hepatitis C can kill. I take no pleasure at all in saying this. Larry Shreve was once a friend of mine and it has saddened me to see him sink into such anti-social behavior. But right is right and wrong is wrong and never the twain shall meet. WWE, with its powerful influence on our vulnerable youth in these increasingly immoral times, should be strongly condemning life-threatening gimmicks in the ring, not rewarding them, and Larry Shreve needs to take stock of his actions and the tragic effects they have had on others. The world of pro wrestling is a rough and tough one, and none of us has a lily-white record when it comes to personal behavior. But carelessly spreading a deadly disease in the name of "entertainment" is beyond a joke. So hopefully now you will all have a better understanding of exactly why I asked WWE to remove my name from the WWE Hall of Fame list when Abdullah was inducted two years ago.
Superstar Billy Graham"
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