Personal Info
Birth date
1951-09-20 (73 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Also known as
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Greg Valentine
Baby Face Nelson
The Blue Knight
Boxcar Willie
Johnny Fargo
Johnny Valentine Jr.
John Wisniski Jr.
Biography
John Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine. In the course of his career, which has spanned over four decades, Valentine has held more than 40 championships, including the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Intercontinental Championship. An alumnus of WWE and World Championship Wrestling, he was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
Filmography
Raw
6.768
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A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
8
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A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8
Overview:
WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match interviews, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets.Saturday Night's Main Event
8.2
Overview:
A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.WWE WrestleFest '91
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Macho Man Randy Savage hosts this explosive WWE extravaganza...his first Coliseum assignment since his retirement!Biography: WWE Legends
7.2
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The stories behind some of the most memorable WWE Superstars of all time.WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
8.6
Overview:
Stephanie McMahon and Triple H leads a team of collectors and WWE celebrities as they travel across the United States to find WWE collectibles.WrestleMania 2
6
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Emanating from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, WrestleMania 2 features Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against King Kong Bundy inside a steel cage. Mr. T battles "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Boxing Match. The British Bulldogs challenge The Dream Team for the WWF Tag Team Championship and much more.WWE WrestleMania VII
7.435
Overview:
Hulk Hogan plays by new rules as he tries to liberate the WWE Championship from the clutches of the traitorous Sgt. Slaughter. The WWE isn't big enough for two of the most intense superstars in history as The Ultimate Warrior and "The Macho King" Randy Savage collide in a Retirement match. The Hart Foundation defend the WWE World Tag Team Championship against the unruly Nasty Boys. The Big Boss Man battles Mr. Perfect for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Plus The Rockers, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, The Legion of Doom, Earthquake, The Texas Tornado and more!WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
NYR
Overview:
Join your hosts Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan from the CN Tower in Toronto as they take you down the road to WrestleMania!Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
7
Overview:
This television special edition of AEW Dynamite celebrated the 30th anniversary of Chris Jericho's professional wrestling debut. Dog Collar match for the TNT title: Brodie Lee vs Cody. Will Hobbs vs Brian Cage. AEW tag champs FTR vs TH2. Jericho & Hager vs Chaos Project.WWE Royal Rumble 1992
6.857
Overview:
The 1992 WWE Royal Rumble was the fifth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 19, 1992 at The Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York. The main event, as in past Royal Rumble events, was the event's namesake match. The 1992 Royal Rumble match was historic because for the first time in the history of WWE, the last man standing in the match would win the WWE Championship, which had been vacated in December 1991. The match was won by Ric Flair, who last eliminated Sid Justice to win the match and the WWE Championship. Featured matches on the undercard were The Natural Disasters vs. The Legion of Doom for the WWE World Tag Team Championship, The Beverly Brothers vs. The Bushwhackers & Roddy Piper versus The Mountie for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.NWA Starrcade 1983
7
Overview:
The first ever Starrcade features Ric Flair battling Harley Race in a Steel Cage Match for NWA World Heavyweight Championship. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper takes on Greg Valentine in a brutal Dog Collar Match. Plus, Abdullah the Butcher, Wahoo McDaniel, Ricky Steamboat, The Brisco Brothers, and more!Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
7.7
Overview:
Focuses on 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, who is universally considered one of WWE's greatest villains. During his Hall of Fame career, he played the role of the antagonist against a who's who of WWE greats, while amassing more than 30 championships.WrestleMania
NYR
Overview:
WrestleMania, sequentially known as WrestleMania I, was a 1985 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the inaugural WrestleMania and took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The attendance for the event was 19,121. The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed-circuit television, making it the largest PPV showing of a wrestling event on closed-circuit television in the United States at the time.WWE Survivor Series 1993
6.7
Overview:
The 1993 WWF Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 1993 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The event featured four tag-team elimination matches and a bout for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Championship. The main event match saw the All-Americans, a team of face wrestlers from the United States, competing against the Foreign Fanatics, a team of heels that represented other countries. In an undercard match, four members of the Hart family competed against Shawn Michaels and a group of masked men. The original plan was for the Harts to face Jerry Lawler, with whom they were feuding, but Lawler was not able to appear at the event.WrestleMania III
7
Overview:
Third WrestleMania on March 29st, 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. There are twelve matches, with the main event featuring Hulk Hogan defending the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against André the Giant.WWE Rampage '91
NYR
Overview:
While "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan invite Sean Mooney to join them for a game of golf, the WWE Universe is treated to a collection of exciting in-ring action with WWE Rampage '91. In this lineup of exclusive matches, witness The Undertaker, Mr. Perfect, The Rockers, and many more classic WWE Superstars in competition!WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
NYR
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The superstars hit Paris, France for an international incident featuring WWE Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage facing The African Dream, Akeem.WCW Wrestle War: WarGames
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WrestleWar 1992: WarGames took place on May 17, 1992 from the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida. The main event was Sting's Squadron (Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, and Nikita Koloff) versus The Dangerous Alliance (Steve Austin, Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, and Larry Zbyszko) in a WarGames match. Also on the card was Brian Pillman defending the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship against Tom Zenk, and the Steiner Brothers versus Tatsumi Fujinami & Takayuki Iizuka for #1 contendership for the IWGP Tag Team Championships. 5 other matches took place on the undercard.WCW Beach Blast
NYR
Overview:
WCW Beach Blast '92 took place on June 20, 1992 and emanated from The Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama. The main event was a WCW World Tag Team Championship match featuring the Steiner Brothers defending against the Miracle Violence Connection (Terry Gordy & Steve Williams). Other primary matches were Ricky Steamboat versus Rick Rude in a 30 minute Iron Man Challenge match, Sting vs Cactus Jack in a Falls Count Anywhere match, and Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham & Nikita Koloff versus The Dangerous Alliance with Ole Anderson as the special guest referee. There were 3 undercard matches as well as a bikini contest between Missy Hyatt and Madusa.WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
6
Overview:
The superstars of The World Wrestling Federation make their annual trek across the pond for WWE U.K. Rampage '91 from London, England!WrestleMania
6.578
Overview:
The first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event taking place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show featured nine professional wrestling matches with the main event match pitting Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.WWE Survivor Series 1989
7.688
Overview:
The 1989 WWE Survivor Series was the third annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1989 at The Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. This was the first Survivor Series event to feature team names. It was also the first Survivor Series to feature four-on-four tag matches instead of five-on-five. The main event was a four-on-four Survivor Series match where The Ultimate Warriors faced The Heenan Family. The undercard also featured Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches.WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
NYR
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"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig faces Rocker Shawn Michaels in a Prime Time dream match on The Road To WrestleMania on March 17, 1991 from The Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida!WWE Survivor Series 1988
8.188
Overview:
Survivor Series (1988) was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on November 24, 1988 (Thanksgiving night in the United States) and was held at the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield, Ohio. The main event was a ten-man Survivor Series match between a team captained by The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Randy Savage) and a team captained by The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man). Hogan and Savage were the sole "survivors" of the match. The undercard featured three Survivor Series matches between mid-card wrestlers.WWE Royal Rumble 1991
7
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The 1991 WWE Royal Rumble was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, and fourth overall. It took place on January 19, 1991 at The Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. The main event was the 1991 Royal Rumble match. Featured matches on the undercard were The Ultimate Warrior versus Sgt. Slaughter for the WWE Championship, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase & Virgil versus "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes & Dustin Rhodes and The Mountie versus "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware.WWE SummerSlam 1991
7.714
Overview:
WWE SummerSlam '91 was the fourth annual SummerSlam. It took place on August 26, 1991 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. it is remembered for the on-screen wedding of Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, dubbed "A Match Made in Heaven" by announcer Vince McMahon. This was contrasted with "A Match Made in Hell", which was a handicap tag team match between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior against Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan and Colonel Mustafa. Among the other on-screen highlights of the event was "The Legion of Doom" The Road Warriors defeating The Nasty Boys to win the WWE World Tag Team Championship. The team became the only tag team in wrestling history to have held the WWE World Tag Team Championship, the NWA World Tag Team Championship, and the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Another highlight was Bret "The Hitman" Hart going for his first singles championship in WWE when he faced Mr. Perfect for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.WWE WrestleMania IV
7.426
Overview:
WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 27, 1988 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event was the finals of a fourteen-man tournament for the undisputed WWF Championship, where Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title. The main matches on the undercard were a twenty-man battle royal won by Bad News Brown, Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Brutus Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a 14-man tournament for the vacated WWF Championship.Acting
TBAThe Immortal Hulk Hogan as Greg Valentine
TBAWWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
2021Midnight Massacre as Caepio
2021Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper as Self
2021Biography: WWE Legends (1 Episode) as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
2021WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (2 Episodes) as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
2020Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
2019All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (1 Episode) as Greg Valentine
2019350 Days as Self
2016WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine (archive footage)
2015Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World as Himself
2015At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling as Himself
2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Himself
2012WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as Himself
2011JCW Legends and Icons as Unknown
2011Timeline: The History of WWE – 1985 – As Told By Greg Valentine as Himself
2008WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship as Himself
2006WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship as Unknown
2005World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion as Greg Valentine
2004WWE Hall of Fame 2004 as Unknown
1999Heroes of Wrestling as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1997WCW World War 3 1997 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1995AWF Warriors of Wrestling (3 Episodes) as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1994WWE Royal Rumble 1994 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1993WWE Survivor Series 1993 as The Blue Knight
1993Raw (1 Episode) as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1992WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1992WCW Beach Blast as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1992WCW Wrestle War: WarGames as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1992WWF SuperTape '92 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1992WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE Rampage '91 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE SummerSlam 1991 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE WrestleFest '91 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE Mega Matches as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE WrestleMania VII as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1991WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1990WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1990WWF Hottest Matches as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1990Battle of the WWE Superstars as Greg Valentine
1990WWF SuperTape vol. 2 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1990WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit as Unknown
1990WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1990WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Greg Valentine
1989WWE Demolition as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989Fan Favorites as Greg Valentine
1989The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989The Ultimate Warrior as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989WWE WrestleMania V as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1989WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988WWE Survivor Series 1988 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988WWE U.K. Rampage 1988 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1988WWE WrestleMania IV as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 14 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987WWE Survivor Series 1987 as Greg Valentine
1987WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 11 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987WWE WrestleMania III as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987WrestleMania III as Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 10 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1987Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986WWE's Inside the Steel Cage as Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine
1986WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986The British Bulldogs as Greg Valentine
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 9 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge (69, 1 Episode) as Greg Valentine, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986WWE The Big Event as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 7 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986WrestleMania II as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1986WrestleMania 2 as Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine
1986Tag Team Champions as Greg Valentine
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 5 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1985The Best of the WWF: volume 4 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1985Saturday Night's Main Event (1, 10 Episode) as Greg Valentine, Unknown
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1985WrestleMania as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1985WrestleMania as Greg Valentine
1985The WWF's Most Unusual Matches as Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine
1985WWF Hulkamania 1 as Greg Valentine
1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1984WWE The Brawl to End it All as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1984NWA Boogie Jam as Greg Valentine
1983NWA Starrcade 1983 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
1983NWA The Race to Starrcade as Greg Valentine
1983NWA The Final Conflict as Greg Valentine
1982NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show as Greg Valentine