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Paul Orndorff

Paul Orndorff
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Orndorff in March 2009
Birth name Paul Parlette Orndorff, Jr.
Born (1949-10-29) October 29, 1949 (age 67)
Brandon, Florida, U.S.
Residence Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater University of Tampa
Spouse(s) Ronda Maxwell
Children 2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Paul Orndorff
Mr. Wonderful
Mr. #1 derful
The Brandon Bull
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 253 lb (115 kg; 18.1 st)
Billed from Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Trained by Bob Backlund
Jack Brisco
Eddie Graham
Hiro Matsuda
Debut 1976
Retired 1995

Paul Parlette Orndorff, Jr. (born October 29, 1949) is an American former professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Orndorff became a star in the 1980s WWF wrestling boom. Orndorff's feud with Hulk Hogan in 1985–1986 is a highlight of his career. Orndorff departed the WWF for WCW in early 1988. After retiring, Orndorff worked as a professional wrestling trainer. In 2011, Orndorff was diagnosed with cancer, but went through treatment and was declared cancer free by the end of 2011.

Orndorff started wrestling in 1976 after playing for one year in the World Football League and initially worked for a number of wrestling promotions in the southern states of the United States such as Mid-Southern Wrestling, Southeast Championship Wrestling, Mid-South Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling. In 1983 he made his debut for the WWF, portraying a narcissistic bad guy and was part of the main event of the first ever WrestleMania show. He would later team up with WWF's top name, Hulk Hogan, leading to a storyline where Orndorff turned on Hogan and the two had a high-profile feud. Orndorff suffered an arm injury during the time and retired for a number of years before returning in 1990, working primarily for WCW. In WCW he won several titles including the WCW World Television Championship as well as the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Paul Roma (as a team called Pretty Wonderful). His recurring arm issues due to the 1988 injury led Orndorff to retire in 2000. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.


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