Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Valentine at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 1, 2010.
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| Birth name | Jonathan Anthony Wisniski |
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| Born |
September 20, 1951 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Wisniski (m. 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family |
Johnny Valentine (father) Brian Knobbs (brother-in-law) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Baby Face Nelson The Blue Knight Boxcar Willie Greg Valentine Johnny Fargo Johnny Valentine, Jr. |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Seattle, Washington |
| Trained by |
Ed Farhat Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1970 |
Jonathan Anthony Wisniski (born September 20, 1951) 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, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship and WWF World Tag Team Championship. An alumnus of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Wisniski traveled around Texas in his teens with his father. During a summer vacation, he decided to drop out of college and become a wrestler. His father initially tried to deter him, but eventually ceded to his wishes and sent him to Canada in 1970 to train under Stu Hart in Calgary.
Wisniski was trained to wrestle by Stu Hart, wrestling his debut match in July 1970 against Angelo "King Kong" Mosca (he lost in around five minutes). Six months later, Wisniski relocated to Detroit to complete his training under the Sheik.
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