Great Wrestlers: Greg "The Hammer" Valentine [Videos]

Born Jonathan Anthony Wisniski, he is better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, the son of professional wrestler Johnny Valentine. Although Greg "The Hammer" Valentine wrestled for many wrestling promotions, including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), his longest tenure was with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1975, 1978-1979, 1981-1982, 1984-1992, and 1993-1994 where he would capture the WWF Heavyweight Intercontinental Championship and the WWF World Tag Team Championship.



Greg Valentine's Madison Square Garden Debut
New York City, New York
April 14, 1975
HBO


Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs Bob Backlund
Madison Square Garden
February 19, 1979
MSG Network




Greg Valentine
Madison Square Garden Promo
Aired October 3, 1981
USA Network

Greg and Julie Valentine Interview
Tuesday Night Titians
Aired July 16, 1984
USA Network

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs Hulk Hogan
Madison Square Garden
July 23, 1984
MSG Network

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs Tito Santana
Madison Sqaure Garden
January 21, 1985
MSG Network

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs Ricky Steamboat
Madison Square Garden
June 21, 1985
MSG Network

Greg Valentine at the Boston Garden
Junk Yard Dog Promo
June 22, 1985
WWF on NESE

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs Davy Boy Smith
Madison Square Garden
October 20, 1986
MSG Network

Greg Valentine vs The Blue Blazer (Owen Hart)
Boston Garden
April 22, 1989
WWF on NESE

BIG TIME WRESTLING HAWAII [Videos]

 


Initially airing on KHVH-TV, and later on KGMB, Big Time Wrestling Hawaii was once the most watched television programs in the Hawaiian Islands.


Peter Maivia vs "The Cuban" Raul Castro
Announcer: Lord James Blears
Match length: 10 minutes and 10 seconds
October 1979


Bret Hart and Karl Von Steiger vs Buck Zumhofe and Greg Gagne
Announcer: Lord James Blears
Match length: 20 minutes
October 1979
Video Credit: Bill Atkinson


Bonus Promo from November 1977
Peter Maivia with Vince McMahon
World Wide Wrestling Federation


World Wide Wrestling Federation: The Battman (1966-1969)


The Ring Wrestling, Volume 5, Number 2, May 1968:

To accomplish his tasks, Battman has come up with a unique wrestling hold. Naturally enough, it’s called the Bat Twist. “It’s a combination of three of the most lethal holds in wrestling. Once I apply it, it’s curtains. I use a three-quarter Nelson, a cross-over arm lock and a double leg-lock all rolled into one. When properly applied, no one can break it.”