John Anthony Wisniski Jr. (September 10, 1950) is an American professional wrestler better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. Garvin became a referee until Valentine and Hart managed to have him fired. The figure, however, has never been confirmed. 2 heel in the company, just as he had been for Crockett. 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. 2 babyface, Chief Jay Strongbow, where he broke Strongbows leg. In the long run, he was able to wrestle for scores of independent promotions such as the AWA Superstars of Wrestling. After nearly eight months of zero degree temperatures and intensive "training" from the Hart family patriarch, Valentine returned to the United States where he began the next chapter of his long and storied career. With a growing reputation as a tough, hard-nosed wrestler, Greg Valentine went into Jim Crocket Promotions in North Carolina and was teamed with another promising young heel: Ric Flair. "[Wahoo] was rough," Valentine said. For around eight months Valentine resisted dying his hair black (an idea of Jesse "The Body" Ventura) but eventually relented and the team became known as Rhythm and Blues and were managed by Jimmy Hart. On June 11, 1977 in Raleigh he defeated Wahoo, breaking his leg in the process. That summer Valentine would wrestle three times on a July house show tour, facing Bob Backlund on each occasion.[15]. As of 2022, Greg Valentine's net worth is $100,000 - $1M. Working in Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, New York, the Fargo "brothers" would cut a swath of destruction. Following the win, Valentine put Santana in the figure four leglock, reinjuring him. [ ] Greg Valentine was born on September 20, 1951 (age 71) in Seattle, Washington, United States. Sign up for BINGE to watch. Upset because of a missed move by Beefcake during the match, Valentine left with Bravo and abandoned Beefcake, resulting in Brutus turning face later on in the night. Prosecutors: Man charged with killing wife suspected affair Mini Bio (1) Gary Valentine was born Gary Joseph Knipfing in Mineola, New York, to Janet, an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., an insurance agency owner. [24], Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (19761978), World Wide Wrestling Federation (19781979), Return to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (19791981), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (19821984), Feuds with Don Muraco and Ron Garvin (19881990), Why Don Muraco BEGGED The WWF Not To Suspend Greg Valentine -. 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. Initially reluctant to take his father's ring name, Wisniski wrestled as Baby Face Nelson before becoming Johnny Fargo, one half of the Fargo Brothers with Don Fargo between 1971 and 1974.
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