Post by hbkshawn88 on May 14, 2013 18:51:03 GMT
WWWF Heavyweight Title Match
Bruno Sammartino vs. “Superstar” Billy Graham
April 30, 1977
Bruno and Graham lock up at the start of the match. Graham pushes Bruno into the corner. They lock up again and Graham is able to push Bruno into the corner for a second time. They lock up and this time Bruno pushes Graham into the corner and then he takes Graham down. Bruno starts working on Graham’s arm. Graham gets away from Bruno and then they lock up again. Graham overpowers Bruno and Bruno goes down to the mat. Bruno’s shoulders are down and the referee starts to count. Bruno gets his shoulders up before the referee counts to three. Bruno and Graham have not released each other’s hands since the lock up and Bruno is able to overpower Graham. The referee breaks it up and then they lock up again. Graham overpowers Bruno for a little bit. Bruno gets up and takes Graham down. Graham gets up, shoves Bruno into the ropes, and takes Bruno down.
Graham attacks Bruno while he is down on the mat. Graham uses the ropes to choke Bruno. Graham tries to attack Bruno in the corner, but Bruno gets out of the way. Bruno attacks Graham and Graham’s head hits the ringpost. Graham falls out of the ring. Graham is back in the ring and Bruno attacks him. Graham is bleeding. Graham reverses an irish whip and whips Bruno into the corner. Bearhug by Graham. Bruno gets out of the bearhug and whips Graham into the corner. Bruno attacks Graham by the ropes. Bearhug by Bruno. Graham reaches for the ropes and the referee breaks the hold. Bruno attacks Graham in the corner. The referee tries to stop Bruno and Graham is able to take down Bruno by grabbing his leg. Graham pins Bruno and Graham’s feet are on the ropes. The referee counts to three. Graham is the champion and Bruno’s title reign is over.
Winner: “Superstar” Billy Graham