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sure most here don't know him.

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Florida Wrestling Legend Mike Graham Found Dead at the Age of 62

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Michael Gossett, best known professionally as Mike Graham, the son of late Championship Wrestling from Florida promoter Eddie Graham, passed away today at the age of 62. We don’t have details at this time beyond that he was in Daytona, Florida for Bike Week with his wife and was found deceased.

Graham, a tremendously gifted in-ring performer from a technical standpoint, was trained by Hiro Matsuda, Boris Malenko and his father in the early 1970s and had a long run as a babyface in the Florida territory but made appearances for the WWF, AWA and other promotions as well. He had won just about every championship there was in the old Florida territory and had several stints as the AWA Light Heavyweight champion.

Graham closed out his regular in-ring career in the early 1990s for WCW before becoming a road agent for the company and was off and on with WCW as a trainer and producer until the company closed in 2001.

Graham was also involved in several start-up companies in the 1980s and 1990s, often trying to recapture the magic of the old Florida territory, most notably with PWF in Florida, which featured Dusty Rhodes returning to the State as its top star following his run as booker for Crockett Promotions, as well as talents like Dustin Rhodes, Big Steel Man (Fred “Typhoon” Ottman), and others. He was also involved in Rhodes’ Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling and Jimmy Hart’s XWF.

Graham, a staple in the Florida wrestling scene for his entire life, still appeared occasionally on legends events promoted by WrestleReunion and similar promotions and appeared on several of the early Legends of Wrestling roundtable discussion shows produced by WWE’s 24/7 Video on Demand channel. He accepted his father’s posthumous WWE Hall of Fame induction over Wrestlemania 24 weekend, showcasing a large photo he was giving WWE of an old NWA convention gathering of promoters.

Graham was also involved in the training of a number of talents who broke in during the 1980s and 1990s.

Graham maintained ownership of the tape library of his father’s promotion and refused to sell to WWE until he got what he wanted to, often commenting and advising others that he wasn’t going to let anyone back a truck up and take his family legacy away for nothing. In the end, he did sell the library with an alleged seven figure price-tag. At the World Wrestling Legends 6:05 Reunion PPV, where Graham wrestled, JJ Dillon quipped on the mic that he looked like someone who thought “he won a million dollars”, a reference to the pricetag.

Our deepest condolences to the family, friends and fans of Mike Graham. We’ll have more details as we receive them.

I know some people won't have much of an idea of who he was but even if you aren't familiar with him/Florida/Eddie Graham, there's a decent chance you've seen his face knocking around WWE TV via Hall of Fame ceremonies, the Roundtables from Classics on Demand, general "old timer" appearances etc. Apparently committed suicide yesterday, same as his father :(

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/...ike_Graham.JPG

oh shit who's thread will get merged into the other?

that first pic looks like Jerry Lawler on the right.....

so the RIP thread now starts with a glowing tribute in the form of "sure most people don't know he who is but who cares" from the resident intellect. GOOD WORK GUYS

taking this as a personal insult, going to start posting in black to show my disdain and gradual descent to the dark side

you shall all rue the day you stabbed me in the back like this

hide your wives and children

(just to clarify, I'm not like going to try and touch yr wives and children, more of a "menacingly threaten them in them in the street and be all 'ask Daddy!' when they shout 'WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US'")

Did he ever rassle Bobby Jaggers?

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Originally Posted by CSL (Post 4008152)

you shall all rue the day you stabbed me in the back like this

Woooooo!

looks like a crazy science teacher

RIP

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Originally Posted by Shisen Kopf (Post 4008176)

Did he ever rassle Bobby Jaggers?

He have when Jaggers was in Florida.

I hope one day we will get a poster named Lgop83 or something who can bridge the gap between Seth82 and DLVH84.

I liked listening to Mike talk about the business. I have yet to see much of his in ring work. RIP Mike. Hope to get to know you better.

Mike Graham part starts at like 7:50
he discusses Chris Benoit
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He had a decent figure four. It wasn't as smoothly applied as Flair's but it seemed more logically applied.

Also, he had a good feud with Kevin Sullivan down in Florida.

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Originally Posted by Taker it Easy (Post 4008316)

I liked listening to Mike talk about the business. I have yet to see much of his in ring work. RIP Mike. Hope to get to know you better.

Damn, just read it was a suicide :'( . Like Taker said I always enjoyed hearing him talk about the business, but haven't seen much of his work.

Mike Graham vs Dory Funk Jr.

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Originally Posted by Shisen Kopf (Post 4008135)

RIP Golden Graham's

actually IIRC Superstar Graham and Crazy Luke Graham used that as their tag team name in WWWF.

they were supposed to be relative of Eddie somehow.

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Originally Posted by Vastardikai (Post 4008352)

He had a decent figure four. It wasn't as smoothly applied as Flair's but it seemed more logically applied.

Also, he had a good feud with Kevin Sullivan down in Florida.

And his tag team with a pre-Fabulous One Steve Keirn was one of the most underrated tag teams in history.

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Originally Posted by DLVH84 (Post 4008421)

And his tag team with a pre-Fabulous One Steve Keirn was one of the most underrated tag teams in history.

yes it was.

many people feel they should've held the World Tag Team titles. I agree as well.

I get it now, he was at Biketoberfest. That place is disgusting with all the old hags thinking they are hot with their Booby Saggers out. No wonder he shot himself.

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Originally Posted by Shisen Kopf (Post 4008444)

I get it now, he was at Biketoberfest. That place is disgusting with all the old hags thinking they are hot with their Booby Saggers out. No wonder he shot himself.

Yeah, there was plenty of alcohol at the festival, which probably explains why he felt depressed enough to pull the trigger. Alcohol intensifies existing emotions, making one either happier or sadder depending on which side they start on. RIP

Daytona Beach is trash

You should know who Mike Graham is. Bobby Jaggers probably not. Pretty sad stuff. RIP.

Seth, why do you start every dead wrestler thread with "you all probably don't know who him" like a condescending shithead?

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Originally Posted by screech (Post 4008483)

Seth, why do you start every dead wrestler thread with "you all probably don't know who him" like a condescending shithead?

after seeing the way some of the guys acted in the Bobby Jaggers thread, well it disgusted me.

most here don't know or care about wrestlers prior to the attitude era it seems like sometimes. I know a few do know their history like CSL.

If you don't think people will care about the guy, don't post the thread. Better off putting it in 100,001 replies as a newsbit than making a thread and being a dick about it.

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Originally Posted by screech (Post 4008482)

No bueno. RIP.

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Originally Posted by screech (Post 4008491)

If you don't think people will care about the guy, don't post the thread. Better off putting it in 100,001 replies as a newsbit than making a thread and being a dick about it.

Look out this December for my 10 years later tribute to Yukon Braxton. Greatest rassler to never make it to the big time.

Hahah suicide. Hilarious.

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Originally Posted by Seth82 (Post 4008487)

Hopeful your AIDS finishes you next.

Quite shocked to see this on my FB timeline when I woke up. Out the same way as his Father.

RIP