- Born
- Birth nameJohn Wisniski Jr.
- Nickname
- The Hammer
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- One of the toughest, most rugged competitors ever to come down the pike, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine more than carried on the tradition first established by his legendary father, the late Johnny Valentine. A top-ranked Superstar during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, his career saw him earn a slew of singles and tag team championships in different eras of sports-entertainment history in the NWA, WCW and WWE.
In the late 70s and early 80s, Valentine bounced between the NWA and WWE. "The Hammer" held the NWA Mid-Atlantic (every territory had their own tag team champions) World Tag Team Title with Ric Flair. Valentine also held the WWE World Team Title with Brutus Beefcake. As a singles competitor, Valentine won the United States Championship in the NWA and the Intercontinental Championship in WWE. Perhaps most impressive is the fact that Valentine is one of the few Superstars who can lay claim to competing on the NWA's first Starrcade (he defeated "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Dog Collar Match to win the United States Championship) as well as the first WrestleMania (he successfully defended the Intercontinental Championship against Junkyard Dog).
After leaving WWE, "The Hammer" made frequent appearances on WCW Monday Nitro as late as 1997 and returned to compete on WWE Monday Night Raw in 2005, 35 years after his debut match! Greg "The Hammer" Valentine's hard-hitting style in the ring will never be forgotten by those who saw him, and along with fellow WWE Hall of Famers, "Nature Boys" Flair and Buddy Rogers, Valentine helped make the figure-four leglock a staple of sports-entertainment.- IMDb Mini Biography By: VanWoert Entertainment
- SpouseJulie(February 14, 1997 - present)
- Wrestling finishing move "Figure Four Leglock"
- Trademark Move: Leg/Ankle Suplex/European Figure Four Leglock
- Finisher: Backwards Suplex/Headlock Suplex
- Trademark Move: Knife-edged Chops
- Trademark Move: Bionic Elbowe (Elbow Smash)
- Was booked to become the WWF Heavyweight Champion, but when Hulk Hogan's popularity really took off, Vince McMahon let Hulk keep the belt.
- In early 1982, was inadvertently awarded the WWF World Heavyweight Championship belt by a dazed referee, after winning a match vs. Bob Backlund by countout (under WWF rules, titles could not change hands on a countout). Valentine demanded a rematch, got it (it took place in a steel cage) ... and lost.
- WWE Hall of Famer.
- Is the fifth longest single reigning WWF Intercontinental Champion of all time. His reign lasted 9 months, 12 days.
- In July 1978, Valentine claimed his third NWA World Tag Team title along with Baron Von Raschke.
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