That was how Superstar Billy Graham described ... The Grand Wizard, at his side, Graham toppled Bruno Sammartino from his WWE Championship perch for the last time on April 30, 1977.

The wrestling world is mourning the death of Billy ... from Bruno Sammartino and held it from April 1977 to February 1978, explains Sports Illustrated. According to Graham's biography on WWE's ...

Many Superstars have carried the torch for WWE since then, but it was Bruno Sammartino who lit the fire and became WWE’s first genuine superhero.