HALL OF FAME

Greg Valentine

The Hammer

STATISTICS

  • Height: 6'0"
  • Weight: 243 lbs.
  • From: Seattle, Washington
  • Years Pro: 1970-2019

OTHER RING NAMES

  • The Blue Knight
  • Johnny Fargo
  • Johnny Valentine Jr.

TRAINER

  • Johnny Valentine
  • The Sheik
  • Stu Hart

TAG TEAMS

  • The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine)
  • The Fargo Brothers (Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo)
  • The New Dream Team (Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine)
  • Rhythm n' Blues (Greg Valentine & The Honky Tonk Man)

FACTIONS

  • The House of Humperdink

MANAGERS

  • The Grand Wizard
  • Jimmy Hart
  • Johnny V
  • Lou Albano

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Birth Name: Jonathan Anthony Wisniski
  • Date of Birth: 09.20.1951
  • Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Known Relatives: 
    • Julie Wisniski (wife - 1995)
    • Johnny Valentine (father)
    • Brian Knobbs (brother-in-law)

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

  • NWF Tag Team Championship (with Don Fargo as The Fargo Brothers)

01.07.1971 - 05.01.1971 (as Johnny Fargo)

  • AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (with Jerry Miller)

08.11.1971 - 11.11.1971 (as Johnny Valentine Jr.)

  • NWF Tag Team Championship (with Don Fargo as The Fargo Brothers)

05.11.1972 - 12.27.1972 (as Johnny Fargo)

  • Western States Tag Team Championship (with Don Fargo as The Fargo Brothers)

02.08.1973 - 05.10.1973 (as Johnny Fargo)

  • Hawaii Tag Team Championship (with Ripper Collins)

11.28.1973 - 02.28.1974 

  • Americas Heavyweight Championship

02.14.1975 - 03.28.1975

  • Americas Heavyweight Championship

04.04.1975 - 04.30.1975

  • Tri-State United States Tag Team Championship (with Bill Watts / Gorgeous George Jr.)

01.07.1976 - 01.14.1976 / 03.18.1976

  • NWA Television Championship

11.06.1976 - 11.26.1976

  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Ric Flair)

12.26.1977 - 05.08.1977

  • NWA Television Championship

01.19.1977 - 02.15.1977

  • Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship

06.11.1977 - 08.09.1977

  • Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (with Ric Flair)

06.30.1977 - 08.22.1977

  • Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship

09.07.1977 - 04.02.1978

  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Ric Flair)

10.30.1977 - 04.05.1978

  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Baron Von Raschke)

06.14.1978 - 12.26.1978

  • Canadian Heavyweight Championship

04.08.1979 - 06.03.1979

  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Ray Stevens)

03.29.1980 - 05.10.1980

  • NWA United States Championship

07.26.1980 - 11.24.1980

  • NWA Television Championship

05.12.1981 - 05.30.1981

  • NWA Television Championship

06.14.1981 - 09.06.1981

  • NWA United States Championship

11.04.1982 - 04.16.1983

  • NWA United States Championship

05.01.1983 - 12.14.1983

  • WWF Intercontinental Championship

09.24.1984 - 07.06.1985

  • WWF World Tag Team Championship (with Brutus Beefcake as The Dream Team)

08.24.1985 - 04.07.1986

  • WWC Caribbean Championship

12.25.1991 - 01.06.1992

  • WCW United States Tag Team Championship (with Terrence Taylor)

02.17.1992 - 05.17.1992

  • WWC Universal Championship

08.08.1993 - 04.24.1994

  • NWA North American Championship

10.01.1994 - 01.07.1995

  • IWCCW Heavyweight Championship

03.03.1995 - 06.02.1995

  • NWA North American Championship

03.18.1995 - 05.10.1995

  • AWF Tag Team Championship (with Tommy Rich)

05.21.1995 - 12.31.1996

  • WCPW League Championship

05.22.1999 - 10.09.1999

  • AWA / BCW Tag Team Championship (with Brutus Beefcake)

11.09.2007 - 01.12.2008

  • PWO Tag Team Championship (with Jim Neidhart)

06.05.2009 - 08.09.2009

 

AWARDS WON

  • PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year

1975

  • PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year

1979

  • PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year

1983

  • WWE Hall of Fame

2004