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Johnny Valiant

Dream Team

Title History

  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino (January 5, 1974);
  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino (February 7, 1974);
  • WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Tony Garea & Dean Ho (May 8, 1974);
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Dean Ho & Ken Mantell (July 16, 1976);
  • NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating The Royal Kangaroos (December 4, 1976);
  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Moose Cholak & Paul Christy (February 12, 1977);
  • NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant [presumably recognized upon arrival] (January 1978);
  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Wilbur Snyder & Dominic Denucci (July 22, 1978);
  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Heavyweight title defeating Dick the Bruiser (April 25, 1981);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant;

Career Highlights

  • Lucious Johnny formed an extremely successful heel tag team with Jimmy Valiant known as the Valiant Brothers..
  • Johnny V. became a manager in the WWF and led his “Dream Team” of Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake to the WWF Tag titles..
  • Johnny V. had a short stint in the AWA managing the “Destruction Crew” of Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos to the AWA Tag titles..
  • Lucious Johnny now does very successful professional comedy routines in New York City..
  • Johnny Valiant will be doing one of his “An Evening with Johnny Valiant’ shows on 7/11 at the Darress Theater in Boonton, NJ..
  • December 10, 1984 – MSG Network: Johnny V defeated Steve Lombardi.
  • January 6, 1985 – WWF House Show: The Brisco Brothers (Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco) defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V.
  • January 21, 1985 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated Salvatore Bellomo.
  • February 21, 1985 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated Rick McGraw.
  • February 23, 1985 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated Tony Garea.
  • February 28, 1985 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated Billy Anderson.
  • March 6, 1985 – WWF House Show: George Wells defeated Johnny V.
  • April 26, 1985 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated SD Jones.
  • May 20, 1985 – MSG Network: Bruno Sammartino & David Sammartino defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V.
  • June 14, 1985 – WWF House Show: Ivan Putski defeated Johnny V.
  • July 20, 1985 – WWF House Show: The US Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo) defeated Greg Valentine & Johnny V to retain the World tag team titles.
  • August 2, 1985 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated Jose Luis Rivera.
  • September 1, 1985 – WWF House Show: Cousin Junior defeated Johnny V.
  • November 30, 1985 – WWF House Show: The Junkyard Dog defeated Johnny V.
  • February 22, 1986 – WWF House Show: Tony Atlas defeated Johnny V.
  • March 16, 1986 – MSG Network: Captain Lou Albano & The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) defeated Johnny Valiant & The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine).
  • August 8, 1986 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated Steve Pardee.
  • November 16, 1986 – Wrestling Challenge:  Captain Lou Albano & The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) defeated Johnny V & The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine).
  • November 22, 1986 – Superstars: Johnny V & The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated Hillbilly Jim, Pedro Morales & Tito Santana by disqualification.
  • February 15, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: Hillbilly Jim & The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) defeated Johnny V & The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine).
  • February 19-20, 1987 – WWF House Show: The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) defeated Dino Bravo & Johnny V.
  • May 2, 1987 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V.
  • June 7-10, 1987 – WWF House Show: Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V.
  • July 18, 1987 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake & The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) defeated Johnny V & The Dream Team (Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine) in a dark match.
  • August 28, 1987 – WWF Paul Boesch Retirement Show: Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V in a hair vs hair match.
  • October 9, 1987 – WWF House Show: The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) defeated Dino Bravo & Johnny V.
  • November 1, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: Koko B. Ware & The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Johnny V & The Dream Team (Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine).
  • January 13-14, 1988 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated David Sammartino.
  • February 8, 1988 – WWF House Show: Johnny V defeated George Skaaland.
  • February 8, 1988 – WWF House Show: Jerry Allen defeated Johnny V.
  • March 5, 1988 – WWF House Show: Brady Boone defeated Johnny V.
  • March 6, 1988 – WWF House Show: Koko B. Ware defeated Johnny V.
  • March 13, 1988 – WWF House Show: SD Jones defeated Johnny V.
  • March 4, 1989 – AWA: Johnny Valiant defeated Danny DeNucci.
  • May 20, 1989 – AWA: Johnny Valiant defeated Terry Gibbs.
  • July 6, 1989 – AWA: Scott Norton defeated Johnny Valiant. Derrick Dukes & Tommy Jammer defeated Johnny Valiant & Wayne Bloom.
  • August 26, 1989 – AWA:  Johnny Valiant & The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom) defeated Derrick Dukes, The Russian Brute & Tommy Jammer.
  • November 11, 1989 – AWA: Scott Norton defeated Johnny Valiant.
  • November 18, 1989 – AWA: The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Jackie Fulton) & Jerry Blackwell defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom) & Johnny Valiant.
  • July 16, 1997 – USA: George Steele defeated Johnny Valiant.
  • September 10, 2005–Piledriver Pro: The Patriot & Kid USA w/Johnny Valiant beat Sheik of Baghdad & Tiger Kahn w/The Iron Sheik.
  • June 10, 2006 – WWWA: Johnny Valiant defeated Ykushi.
  • April 4, 2018: Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Johnny Valiant died today after he ran into a busy road and was hit by a pickup truck. A rep for the Ross Township police department confirms Valiant was struck by the vehicle early Wednesday morning in Pennsylvania and later died at the hospital.
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Trained By

Bruno Sammartino & Al Costello

Debut

1967

Birthday

November 25, 1946

Hometown

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Billed from New York City
Moved to Queens, New York

Gender

Male

Height

6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight

240 lbs (109 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Tom Jones

Status

Deceased