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Greg Valentine

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American professional wrestler (born 1951)

Greg Valentine
Valentine in 2010
Personal information
BornJonathan Anthony Wisniski
(1951-09-20)September 20, 1951 (age 74)
Spouse
Julie Wisniski
(m. 1995)
Children2
FamilyJohnny Valentine (father)
Brian Knobbs (brother-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Baby Face Nelson[1]
The Blue Knight[1]
Boxcar Willie[1]
Greg Valentine[1]
Johnny Fargo[1]
Johnny Valentine Jr.[1]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Billed weight243 lb (110 kg)[2]
Billed fromSeattle, Washington[2]
Trained byEd Farhat[1]
Stu Hart[1]
DebutApril 24, 1970
Retired2019

Jonathan Anthony Wisniski (born September 20, 1951) is a retired Americanprofessional wrestler, better known asGreg "the Hammer"Valentine. He is the son of wrestlerJohnny Valentine.

Over five decades, Valentine held more than 40championships, including theNWA United States Heavyweight Championship,WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship,WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship,NWA World Tag Team Championship, andWWF World Tag Team Championship. An alumnus ofMid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, theWorld Wrestling Federation andWorld Championship Wrestling, he was inducted into theWWE Hall of FameClass of 2004 and theProfessional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]

Early life

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Born inSeattle, Washington, Wisniski traveled aroundTexas in his teens with his father;Johnny Valentine. During a summer vacation, he decided to drop out of college and become a wrestler. His father initially tried to deter him, but eventually ceded to his wishes and sent him to Canada in 1970 to train underStu Hart inCalgary.

Professional wrestling career

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Early career (1970–1976)

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Wisniski was trained to wrestle byStu Hart, wrestling his debut match in July 1970 againstAngelo "King Kong" Mosca (he lost in around five minutes).[citation needed] Six months later, Wisniski relocated toDetroit to complete his training underthe Sheik.

Initially reluctant to take his father'sring name, Wisniski wrestled as Baby Face Nelson before becoming Johnny Fargo, one half of the Fargo Brothers with Don Fargo between 1971 and 1974. The Fargo Brothers initially competed in theBuffalo andCleveland based National Wrestling Federation before moving on to Texas. They split in 1974 and Wisniski went toFlorida, where he began performing as Johnny Valentine Jr., hopeful that he could live up to his father's legacy. He later changed his ring name to Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, and was billed as Johnny Valentine's brother, not his son, because of fears that the elder Valentine would be thought of as too old to be a legitimate threat. Valentine remained in Florida for a year while also working inLos Angeles and in Japan underAntonio Inoki in 1975 and early 1976.

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1976–1978)

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In August 1976, Valentine debuted inJim Crockett Jr.'sMid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and booked byGeorge Scott, an affiliate of theNational Wrestling Alliance based in theCarolinas andVirginias. Valentine was hired to replace his father, who had been forced to retire after he broke his back in aplane crash in 1975. He immediately beganfeuding withJohnny Weaver, who he "retired" with atop rope elbow drop. Valentine's elbow drop was promoted as a deadly move, with tapes of him breaking wooden boards with his elbow shown to the audiences before his debut.

Valentine then formed atag team withRic Flair, with whom he twice won theNWA World tag team title and held theNWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (between June 30 and August 22, 1977). They first defeatedGene andOle Anderson on December 26, 1976 (who nine years later would become in storylineFlair's "cousins") inGreensboro, injuring Gene so badly that he had to be stretchered out. They held the titles until May 8, 1977, whenthe Andersons defeated them in asteel cage match in the oldCharlotte Coliseum.

Flair and Valentine regained the tag titles from the Andersons on October 30, this time leaving Ole unable to leave under his own power. The team split after they were stripped of the titles in April 1978 by NWA presidentEddie Graham as a result of their "unprofessional conduct". Flair then set his sights on theNWA World Heavyweight Championship, while Valentine held the NWA World Tag Team Championships once more withBaron von Raschke in 1978.

At the same time, Valentine feuded withChief Wahoo McDaniel over theNWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. Wahoo had cost Valentine and Flair their first tag team championships (Wahoo, the then-nemesis of Flair, had been the special referee in the steel cage match), so Valentine was eager for revenge. On June 11, 1977, inRaleigh he defeated Wahoo, breaking his leg in the process. Though Wahoo's legs were too thick for Valentine to apply his signatureFigure Four leglock, he managed to break Wahoo's ankle using a leg/ankle suplex. Theheel Valentine then began wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "I broke Wahoo's leg" on the front and "No more Wahoo" on the back. Wahoo returned on August 9, 1977, and took back the title. Valentine would hold the title once more, defeating Wahoo again on September 10 and losing toKen Patera on April 9, 1978.

World Wide Wrestling Federation (1978–1979)

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Valentine began working on a casual basis for theWorld Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), then owned byVincent J. McMahon, in November 1978. Managed byThe Grand Wizard, he was given thegimmick of a methodical wrestler who broke the legs of all his opponents, includingChief Jay Strongbow. In February 1979, he wrestled thenWWWF Heavyweight ChampionBob Backlund to a one-hour time-limit draw atMadison Square Garden.[3]

Return to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1979–1981)

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Valentine returned to the NWA in late 1979 and asked Flair to reform their tag team. Flair, by then aface, declined. Valentine held the NWA World Tag Team Championship once more withRay Stevens in 1980. Four days after their victory, the promoter,David Crockett told Valentine and Stevens that he possessed film which proved that the illegal man had been pinned in the tag match, nullifying the win. When Crockett threatened to send the film to NWA presidentBob Geigel who said he would overturn their victory, Stevens and Valentine attacked him and cut the film up with a pocketknife, destroying the evidence.

Ric Flair performing anairplane spin on Valentine during a 1980 match

Valentine later claimed to have "seen the light", and re-formed his team with Flair, who believed that Valentine was now a face. In a tag match againstJimmy Snuka andthe Iron Sheik, Valentine abandoned Flair, leaving him outnumbered. Flair was beaten, and then Valentine snapped Gene Anderson's hickory cane over Flair's head, legitimately breaking his nose and splitting his lips. The former partners began feuding over Flair'sNWA United States Heavyweight Championship, with Valentine finally defeating Flair for the title on July 26 in Flair's adopted hometown ofCharlotte. He held the title until November 24, when he was beaten by Flair; Flair became one of Valentine's main opponents in the Mid-Atlantic territory.

World Wrestling Federation (1981–1982)

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Valentine returned to the WWF, now known as the World Wrestling Federation, for a year in 1981 and continued to pursue the title. On October 19, he was pinned by Backlund, but then handed the title belt by the dazed referee.[4] The title was held up, and Backlund defeated Valentine cleanly in the November 23 rematch.[5] In January 1982, Valentine met Backlund yet again, this time in a steel cage, for the WWF Heavyweight Championship at thePhiladelphia Spectrum, which Backlund won.[6]

He also feuded withPedro Morales over theWWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, who he "injured" bysuplexing him on the concrete floor of the arena. Valentine was not successful in winning this title either, and in mid-1982 left the promotion.

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1982–1984)

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Valentine would hold the United States Championship twice more, renewing his feud with Wahoo in 1982 and defeating him for the title on November 4 with the assistance of hismanager,Sir Oliver Humperdink.Roddy Piper began pursuing the title, and, after Piper gave Valentine a cake with adog collar inside, the two had a series of brutaldog collar matches, most notably atStarrcade 1983, where Piper pinned Valentine in a non-title match after repeatedly whipping him with the steel chain. The feud was intensified by Valentine's propensity to focus on Piper's ear, which had been injured earlier in his career and would bleed easily. Piper would eventually defeat Valentine on April 16, 1983, but Valentine regained the title on April 30 in Greensboro, NC; after the match, where he regained the US Title from Piper, Valentine hit Piper in the ear with US Title. He dropped the title toDick Slater on December 14, just before leaving them for theWorld Wrestling Federation.

World Wrestling Federation (1984–1992)

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Intercontinental Champion (1984–1985)

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Valentine went back to the WWF in 1984, predicting thatVince McMahon's plan for national expansion would succeed. His first manager wasCaptain Lou Albano, and he was later managed byJimmy Hart.

Valentine (right) vs Junkyard Dog (left) at the firstWrestleMania in 1985.

On September 24, 1984, inLondon, Ontario Valentine defeatedTito Santana for theIntercontinental Heavyweight Championship, focusing on Santana's injured knee throughout the match. Santana initially thought he had the match won, but had in fact only achieved a two-count. As Santana was celebrating, Valentine rolled him up for the pin and the title. Following the win, Valentine put Santana in the figure four leglock, reinjuring him. While Santana was sidelined having leg surgery, Valentine feuded with theJunkyard Dog, who he faced in an Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Title match at the very firstWrestleMania held inMadison Square Garden. Valentine pinned the JYD after using the ropes, but Santana came to ringside and informed the referee, who restarted the match. Valentine then walked out, losing the match by count-out but saving his title. Santana eventually healed and fought Valentine in many matches. He went on to win the title back on July 6, 1985, in asteel cage match inBaltimore, ending Valentine's 285-day reign, the fifth-longest inIntercontinental title history. Valentine, incensed over losing the championship belt, destroyed it in the steel cage, forcing the WWF to get a new Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship belt (in reality, this was pre-planned as the WWF already had a newer, more modern Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship belt made and destroying the old title belt was seen as the perfect way to introduce the new one).

Dream Team; New Dream Team (1985–1987)

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Valentine asWWF Tag Team Champion,c. 1985
See also:Dream Team andNew Dream Team

Valentine would then form a tag team withBrutus Beefcake known asThe Dream Team, managed by"Luscious" Johnny V. Initially the team was managed by both Jimmy Hart and Johnny V, but the WWF dropped Hart from the group and he went on to manage theHart Foundation. On August 24, 1985, atThe Spectrum inPhiladelphia, the Dream Team defeated theU.S. Express for theWWF Tag Team Championship when Beefcake rubbed Johnny V's litcigar in Windham's eyes allowing him to be pinned. They held the titles until April 7, 1986, when they were defeated atWrestleMania 2 byThe British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and theDynamite Kid). AtWrestleMania III, The Dream Team defeated theRougeau Brothers as a result of interference by Johnny V andDino Bravo. Upset because of a missed move by Beefcake during the match, Valentine left with Bravo and abandoned Beefcake, resulting in Brutusturning face later on in the night.

Replacing Beefcake with Dino Bravo, Valentine formed theNew Dream Team. Valentine was unhappy about teaming with Bravo, who he felt he had little chemistry with. After the WWF asked him to "kidnap" Matilda, thebulldog mascot of The British Bulldogs, Valentine resigned. He was brought back soon after, with Jimmy Hart again as his new manager (while the "kidnap" angle was reassigned toThe Islanders) but was used in a much diminished role between 1987 and 1990.

Feuds with Don Muraco and Ron Garvin (1988–1990)

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Valentine was entered in the WWF World Heavyweight Championship tournament atWrestleMania IV, where he defeatedRicky "the Dragon" Steamboat in the first round before losing to"Macho Man" Randy Savage, the eventual winner of the tournament, in the quarter-finals.

In May 1988, Jimmy Hart fitted Valentine's left shin with a shin guard, citing a mysterious injury to his wrestler, and proclaiming the shin guard as Valentine's "road to the gold."

Later in 1988, Valentine feuded with"The Rock" Don Muraco, who had turned face a year earlier. The feud was triggered when Valentine viciously attacked Muraco's manager, former WWF Heavyweight ChampionSuperstar Billy Graham. Graham, walking with a cane, tried to intervene when Valentine held the figure-four leglock on jobber Ricky Ataki, after already winning the match. Valentine then put the figure-four leglock on Graham, who had a plastic hip. The feud was abruptly halted when Muraco was dismissed by the WWF, despite Valentine's pleas for Muraco not to be fired so that the promising program could be allowed to run.[7] (Kayfabe magazineInside Wrestling had run a story on the feud, conversely claiming that it was Muraco, yearning to personally avenge Graham's injuries, who had begged the WWF not to dismiss Valentine).[8]

In April 1989 he began feuding with"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin. Two weeks afterWrestleMania V (where he teamed with the Jimmy Hart managedHonky Tonk Man in a loss to the now babyface Hart Foundation), he defeated Garvin in aretirement match onSuperstars of Wrestling by reversing asmall package and holding on to the ropes. Garvin became a referee until Valentine and Hart managed to have him fired. Garvin then became a ring announcer, and began aggravating Valentine. AtSummerSlam 1989, for his match withHercules, Garvin announced Valentine as being Hercules' "so-called opponent" and at 249 lbs looking to Garvin like he was "overweight by thirty pounds" as he approached the ring. Other insults by Garvin during the introduction included Valentine not knowing whether he was "coming or going" and being the only wrestler Garvin knew who had "two left feet" and that he had a "pipsqueak, poor excuse for a manager". Following the match, Garvin then announced Hercules as the winner when Valentine cheated to win, despite the referee declaring Valentine the winner. Valentine knocked Garvin out of the ring before having a further punching match with Hercules while Garvin climbed back in the ring and nailed Valentine. Valentine and Jimmy Hart eventually demanded that Garvin be reinstated so that they could fight in the ring.

For some time Valentine had been wearing a shin guard, which he would rotate (so it covered his calf, not his shin) in order to increase the pressure exerted by the Figure Four Leglock. He referred to the shin guard as the "Heartbreaker". Valentine would also (illegally) attach the shin guard to his arm in order to accentuate hiselbow drops. In the course of the feud, Garvin countered with a rotated shin guard of his own, which he dubbed "the Hammer Jammer". The feud culminated in asubmission match at the1990 Royal Rumble. Garvin utilized the "Hammer Jammer" during the match, using it to "counter" Valentine's figure-four leglock when Valentine applied it on Garvin during the match (rather than writhing in pain as normal during the hold, Garvin was smiling and making faces at Valentine). Jimmy Hart managed to remove the "Hammer Jammer" from Garvin's leg, after which Valentine systematically wore down Garvin's leg, but eventually lost after Garvin hit him with the Heartbreaker and applied asharpshooter, forcing Valentine to submit.

Rhythm and Blues (1990–1991)

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See also:Rhythm and Blues
Valentine (left) with hisRhythm and Blues tag team partnerThe Honky Tonk Man (March 7, 1989)

Shortly after, Valentine formed a tag team with The Honky Tonk Man. For around eight months Valentine resisted dying his hair black (an idea ofJesse "The Body" Ventura) but eventually relented and since Honky Tonk Man was anElvis Presley look alike, Valentine became aRoy Orbison look alike and the team became known asRhythm and Blues and were managed by Jimmy Hart. Rhythm and Blues feuded withThe Bushwhackers (Butch andLuke) and The Hart Foundation against whom they received title shots, but were overshadowed by theLegion Of Doom (Animal andHawk), who were by then dominating the tag division, feuding with former championsDemolition in six man tag main events also featuring WWF World championThe Ultimate Warrior while the Harts' tag team title defences against Valentine and Honky were relegated to opening match status. Famously during the time of Rhythm and Blues, WWF announcerGorilla Monsoon would proclaim every time Valentine got on the microphone and sang (while also attempting to play a guitar) that "if you hung The Hammer for being a good singer you would hang an innocent person".

In mid December his partner The Honky Tonk Man departed the World Wrestling Federation. An angle was recorded on December 28, 1990, at Madison Square Garden where he was defeated bySaba Simba after accidentally being hit by Jimmy Hart's guitar; afterwards he almost attacked his manager and began to be cheered by the fans.[9] On January 7, 1991, the angle was furthered. In a match that saw Davey Boy Smith defeat Dino Bravo, Valentine was again accidentally hit by Jimmy Hart's megaphone. This time Valentine attacked Jimmy Hart and turned face. However, Valentine abruptly departed the company and along with the Honky Tonk Man's aforementioned departure from the WWF this effectively cancelled the planned feud with Valentine.[10]

Babyface run (1991–1992)

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On January 19, 1991, Valentine participated in the fourth annual Royal Rumble match. He lasted forty four minutes. On the February 17, 1991 edition ofWrestling Challenge, the WWF aired footage from the incident with Jimmy Hart at Madison Square Garden at the end of 1990. This began the televised process of his face turn. Valentine lost to the Jimmy Hart managedEarthquake atWrestleMania VII, and was defeated again atSummerSlam 1991 byIrwin R. Schyster. He participated in the1992 Royal Rumble for the vacated WWF Championship, where he attacked his old rival Ric Flair before being eliminated by theRepo Man. Later that month he finished his run with the company, defeatingSkinner at a house show on January 25, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois.[11]

Universal Wrestling Federation (1991)

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Herb Abrams had aggressive plans for hisUniversal Wrestling Federation, announcing the signings of name wrestlers such asAndre the Giant,Steve Williams,The Killer Bees, andBob Orton. Added to this list was Greg Valentine, who joined the company on January 9, 1991. He made his debut that night at a television taping in the Penta Hotel in New York City, defeating Sonny Blaze.[12] He later defeatedMike Durham at the same taping, and was interviewed by Albano, his former WWF manager in the "Captain Lou's Corner" segment on UWF television. However his stay in the UWF was technically only for that TV taping; as with Andre the Giant, Vince McMahon responded to Abram's announcement by luring Greg Valentine back to the WWF. In an interview in 2000, Valentine stated that Abrams retaliated by withholding payment for his appearances in the UWF.[13] During this period, Valentine also visited Egypt where he challenged local championMamdouh Farag.

World Championship Wrestling (1992)

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Conscious of his diminishing status, Valentine left the WWF and signed withWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1992. He made his debut on February 4, 1992, at a house show in Norfolk, Virginia. Teaming withTerry Taylor, the duo defeatedMarcus Alexander Bagwell andTom Zenk. On February 15, 1992, he made his debut on television. Two weeks later, he teamed again with Terry Taylor to defeatRon Simmons andBig Josh to win theWCW United States Tag Team Championship. Throughout the spring the duo successfully defended the belts against Zenk and Bagwell on various house shows. On May 17, 1992, atWrestleWar 92 they lost the titles toThe Freebirds. AtBeach Blast, Valentine pinned Marcus Bagwell. In July, he became involved in an angle withDusty Rhodes andDustin Rhodes where he confronted the father/son duo onWCW Worldwide. Both Rhodes attacked Valentine, only to then be retaliated upon by Dick Slater andThe Barbarian.

Valentine faced Dustin Rhodes on multiple house shows that summer and was winless. While in this series, Valentine also began to regularly team with Dick Slater. The duo wrestled The Freebirds and Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes. OnClash of the Champions XX, Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson defeated Slater and Valentine in a rare heel vs heel match. In September 1992 Valentine engaged in a house show feud withVan Hammer and was undefeated. In the fall he continued to team with Slater in matches againstThe Steiner Brothers. On television, Valentine's fortunes continued to wane. On the October 11, 1992 edition ofWCW Pro he was defeated byShane Douglas. On the October 19, 1992 taping ofWCW Saturday Night he arrived to learn that he was tolose toSting on that night's taping. In addition he was not scheduled to be booked at any upcoming events, and Valentine resigned from the promotion.[14]

World Wrestling Federation (1993–1994)

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He reappeared in the WWF at the1993 Survivor Series under a mask as The Blue Knight in an elimination match pittingShawn Michaels (who was substituting forJerry Lawler) and his three "knights" (who also includedBarry Horowitz as the Red Knight andJeff Gaylord as the Black Knight) against the Hart Family (Bret Hart,Owen Hart,Bruce Hart andKeith Hart.) He would return again, as Greg Valentine, at the1994 Royal Rumble, lasting over twenty minutes before being eliminated byRick Martel. That summer Valentine would wrestle three times on a July house show tour, facingBob Backlund on each occasion.[15]

Independent circuit (1994–1996)

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Valentine went on to tour theindependent circuit, wrestling in Japan, with theHamilton based International Championship Wrestling promotion and with theAmerican Wrestling Federation.

World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)

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Starting in the summer of 1996, Valentine made several appearances with WCW over the course of the next two years. He was used on a pay-per-appearance basis, but was rarely utilized and was allowed to continue wrestling on the independent circuit. On July 1, 1996, Valentine faced Randy Savage onWCW Monday Nitro inLandover, Maryland. Valentine was used primarily on television, facingThe Giant,Harlem Heat, andLex Luger.[16] The following year he was used sparingly as well, again on television but had a 6–2 record, defeatingMike Enos,Bobby Eaton, andBilly Kidman. Valentine wrestled four times for the promotion in 1998 and was 3–1. He finished his WCW run with a victory overPat Tanaka on February 17, 1998.[17]

Late career (1998–2019)

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On October 10, 1999, he appeared on the infamousHeroes of Wrestling pay-per-view, pinningGeorge "The Animal" Steele with the assistance ofSherri Martel. He wrestled on the 2000 tour of theUnited Kingdom forAll Star Wrestling in whichYokozuna died. He was also involved with the short-livedX Wrestling Federation as an investor and as an in-ring performer. In the 2000s, he began reducing his independent dates in order to pursue a career inreal estate.

On March 13, 2004, Valentine was inducted into theWWE Hall of Fameclass of 2004 by his former manager Jimmy Hart. The following night, atWrestleMania XX atMadison Square Garden, Valentine received loud applause when the class of 2004 was introduced. Shortly after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Valentine dedicated the plaque he received to his late father by saying: "This one's for you pop,Johnny Valentine".

Valentine (right) in the ring withReid Flair in 2009

On January 29, 2005, atWrestleReunion, Valentine won a seventeen-manbattle royal to become the IWA Heavyweight Champion. He lost the title toTito Santana atWrestleReunion #2 on August 27 of that year. Valentine also wrestled for several independent promotions, includingAWA Superstars of Wrestling, which touredNew England. In AWA Superstars of Wrestling, Valentine regularly wrestledTony Atlas.

On October 3, 2005, Valentine made an appearance atWWE Homecoming, and on October 23 he was defeated byRob Conway (then using agimmick similar to that ofRandy Orton's gimmick of "the legend killer") on an episode ofWWE Heat afterEugene interfered on his behalf, causing the referee to award a victory via disqualification to Conway.

In May 2007, Valentine defeated Quinson Valentino to win the Canadian Grand-Prix Wrestling Championship in Morrisburg, Ontario. On August 24, 2007, Valentine returned to Ontario to defend the CGPW Championship againstKoko B. Ware in Cornwall, after Koko defeated Valentine in a non-title match, on the previous night, in Ottawa. Valentine was successful in defeating Koko in Cornwall, though the title was vacated due to inactivity.

In late 2007, Valentine made an appearance inJCW orJuggalo Championship Wrestling reforming the Dream Team withBrutus Beefcake. in an 8 team elimination match for the then vacantJCW Tag-Team Titles. Where they were the first team to be eliminated after a slightly botched sunset flip fromNecro Butcher.

Valentine was present at the retirement ceremony of his long-time friend,Ric Flair, on the March 31, 2008 episode ofWWE Raw.

On January 29, 2011, Valentine was inducted into the Legends Pro Wrestling "Hall of Fame" by Jack Blaze in Wheeling, West Virginia, at their annual "LPW Over The Edge" event. Valentine competed in two matches during 2018, both being tag team matches.[18]

Personal life

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Greg married Julie on February 14, 1995. He had two daughters, Vanessa and Romaine, with his first wife, who once appeared on WWF TV in 1984 to give Valentine a back rub, which he claimed was the secret of his success. Vanessa began training with the Hart Brothers in the late 1990s. Vanessa died of cancer in 2014.[19] He is aborn again Christian[20] and occasionally speaks athigh schools andcolleges withTed DiBiase. He is also a part of Christian wrestling organization, World Impact Wrestling. He is the brother-in-law of wrestlerBrian Knobbs.[21][22]

Media

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Valentine has appeared on an episode ofHogan Knows Best as one of Hulk's party guests. He also co-starred inFuse'sInsane Clown Posse Theater along withInsane Clown Posse membersViolent J andShaggy 2 Dope. The cast was rounded out with Michelle "Sugar Slam" Rapp, Kevin Gill, andVampiro. Valentine played an usher who ejected guests from the theater when their time is up on the show.

He appeared as a playable character onLegends of Wrestling,Legends of Wrestling II,WWE Day of Reckoning,Showdown: Legends of Wrestling andWWE Legends of WrestleMania. He was also downloadable content inWWE 2K17 and also appears inWWE 2K18 along with Brutus Beefcake as The Dream Team. He also appears inWWE 2K19.

In 2008 Valentine co-starred withGeorge "The Animal" Steele in a short film entitledSomethin Fishy, in which the two former wrestlers purchase a fishing camp. The film served as the pilot for a comedy series that was not developed further.[23]

Legacy

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British wrestler Steve Crabtree (the son of promoterMax Crabtree and nephew of headline starBig Daddy) was billed as "Greg Valentine" while wrestling forJoint Promotions in the 1980s. He won the 1986 televised "Golden Grappler" trophy tournament.[24] His brother Spencer Crabtree also wrestled as "Scott Valentine".[25]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Class of 2025

See also

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