Greg Valentine

Greg Valentine
Valentine in 2010
Birth nameJonathan Anthony Wisniski
Born (1951-09-20) September 20, 1951 (age 73)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
Julie Wisniski
(m. 1995)
Children2
FamilyJohnny Valentine (father)
Brian Knobbs (brother-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Baby Face Nelson[1]
The Blue Knight[1]
Boxcar Willie[1]
Greg Valentine[1]
Johnny Fargo[1]
Johnny Valentine Jr.[1]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Billed weight243 lb (110 kg)[2]
Billed fromSeattle, Washington[2]
Trained byEd Farhat[1]
Stu Hart[1]
DebutApril 24, 1970
Retired2019

Jonathan Anthony Wisniski (born September 20, 1951) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "the Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.

Over five decades, Valentine held more than 40 championships, including the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team 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 Class of 2004 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Greg Valentine profile". Online World of Wrestling. April 27, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Greg Valentine". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved January 9, 2017.