[Johnny Valentine GALLERY]
Title History
- NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Danny Dusek (July 17, 1950);
- NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Joe Christie (1954);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Ed Francis (August 1954);
- NWA (Minneapolis) Tag Team titles w/Chet Wallich defeating Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti (December 10, 1957);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Bill Melby (January 21, 1958);
- NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Rip Rogers (aka Eddie Graham) defeating Enrique & Albert Torres (April 22, 1958);
- NWA (Chicago) United States Television title winning a Tournament (1958);
- (Alberta) Canadian Heavyweight title (1959);
- WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Jerry Graham -Johnny replaces Eddie Graham- (November 14, 1959);
- WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Buddy Rogers defeating The Fabulous Kangaroos (November 19, 1960);
- WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Bob Ellis defeating The Fabulous Kangaroos (January 11, 1962);
- NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title defeating ???? (November 1962);
- NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bruno Sammartino (December 14, 1962);
- (Toronto) International Tag Team titles w/Bulldog Brower defeating Whipper Watson & Bruno Sammartino (February 28, 1963);
- (Toronto) International Tag Team titles w/The Beast defeating Art Thomas & John Paul Henning (August 1963);
- NWA (Chicago/Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (October 19, 1963);
- NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Beast (November 1963);
- (Toronto) International Tag Team titles w/Jim Hady defeating Jerry Graham & Bulldog Brower (December 5, 1963);
- WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Antonio Pugliese defeating Dan Miller & Dr. Bill Miller (February 21, 1966);
- NWA (Texas) American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (June 9, 1966);
- NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Boris Malenko (August 26, 1967);
- NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Joe Scarpa (December 27, 1967);
- NWA Florida Brass Knuckles title defeating ????? (April 23, 1968);
- NWA (Georgia) Wildside Heavyweight title -as the Big O- defeating Mr. Wrestling (May 10, 1968);
- NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Red Bastien (June 27, 1968);
- NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team titles w/Boris Malenko defeating Jose Lothario & Joe Scarpa (August 6, 1968);
- NWA (Georgia) Wildside Heavyweight title defeating The Professional (Doug Gilbert) (November 8, 1968);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Dan Miller (February 28, 1969);
- NWA (Texas) American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (May 2, 1969);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Jose Lothario (August 29, 1969);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Wahoo McDaniel (October 29, 1969);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Wahoo McDaniel (April 1970);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating George Scott (November 1970);
- NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Pepper Gomez (March 1971);
- NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Killer Kowalski (July 1971);
- NWA American Tag Team title w/Wahoo McDaniel defeating Chris Markoff & Bronco Lubich (September 1971);
- NWA American Tag Team title w/Wahoo McDaniel defeating Chris Markoff & Bronco Lubich (1971);
- NWA American Tag Team title w/Thunderbolt Patterson replaced Toru Tanaka with Thunderbolt (January 1972);
- NWA (Texas) American Heavyweight title defeating Billy Red Lyons (July 8, 1972);
- NWF North American Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Powers (September 1, 1972);
- IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Rougeau (October 1972);
- NWF Heavyweight title defeating Abdullah the Butcher (October 19, 1972);
- NWF North American Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Powers (November 23, 1972);
- NWA Missouri Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (January 19, 1973);
- JWA International Tag Team titles w/Killer Karl Krupp defeating Kintaro Ohki & Seiji Sakaguchi (February 22, 1973);
- JWA United National Heavyweight title defeating Seiji Sakaguchi (March 2, 1973);
- NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Ron Fuller (June 26, 1973);
- NWA (Chicago/Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (July 7, 1973);
- NWA (Chicago/Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (August 1973);
- NWF Heavyweight title defeating Jacques Rougeau Sr. (August 1973);
- NWA Hawaiian Tag Team titles w/Ripper Collins defeating Sam Steamboat & Peter Maivia (November 28, 1973);
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title awarded after Jerry Brisco went to Japan (January 1974);
- NWA American Tag Team title w/Tex McKenzie defeating Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan (September 23, 1974);
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Sonny King (November 4, 1974);
- NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (July 3, 1975);
Career Highlights
In The Beginning:
- Johnny Valentine is the father of WWF Hall of Famer Greg “The Hammer” Valentine..
Getting Started in the Business:
- 1947: Johnny Valentine wrestled his first match against Karl Nowena in Buenos Aires, Argentina..
- January 1, 1950: Buddy Rogers defeated Johnny Valentine in the Finals of a United States Title Tournament..
- November 1, 1956: Johnny Valentine vs Chet Wallick was stopped due to escessive blood loss in Regina, Saskatchewan..
- Johnny Valentine formed a tag team with Chet Wallich known as the Atomic Blonds in the National Wrestling Alliance..
Chicago:
- 1958: Johnny Valentine won a Tournament to capture the NWA United States Television title in Chicago, Illinois..
World Wide Wrestling Federation:
- November 14, 1959: Jerry Graham chose Johnny Valentine to be his tag team championship partner when Eddie Graham was injured..
- April 2, 1960: Red & Lou Bastien defeated Johnny Valentine & Jerry Graham to win the United States Tag Team titles!
- November 19, 1960: Johnny Valentine & Buddy Rogers defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos to win the United States Tag Team titles!
- November 26, 1960: The Fabulous Kangaroos beat Johnny Valentine & Chief Big Heart (sub for Rogers) for the US Tag Team titles!
- January 11, 1962: Johnny Valentine & Bob Ellis defeated The Fabulous Kangaroos to win the United States Tag Team titles!
- July 5, 1962: Buddy Rogers & Johnny Barend defeated Johnny Valentine & Bob Ellis to win the United States Tag Team titles!
- February 21, 1966: Johnny Valentine & Antonio Pugliese beat Dan Miller & Dr. Bill Miller to win the US Tag Team titles!
- September 22, 1966: Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan beat Johnny Valentine & Antonio Pugliese for the US Tag Team titles!
Toronto:
- February 28, 1963: Johnny Valentine & Bulldog Brower beat Whipper Watson & Bruno Sammartino to win the Inter’l Tag Team titles..
- July 25, 1963: Art Thomas & John Paul Henning beat Johnny Valentine & Bulldog Brower to win the International Tag Team titles..
- August 1963: Johnny Valentine & The Beast beat Art Thomas & John Paul Henning to win the International Tag Team titles..
- September 19, 1963: Art Thomas & John Paul Henning beat Johnny Valentine & The Beast for the International Tag Team titles..
- December 5, 1963: Johnny Valentine & Jim Hady beat Jerry Graham & Bulldog Brower to win the International Tag Team titles..
- Johnny Valentine left the territory before dropping the titles……
Florida:
- August 26, 1967: Johnny Valentine defeated Boris Malenko to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight title!
- December 5, 1967: Joe Scarpa defeated Johnny Valentine to capture the NWA Florida Heavyweight title..
- December 27, 1967: Johnny Valentine defeated Joe Scarpa to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight title!
- April 30, 1968: Red Bastien defeated Johnny Valentine to capture the NWA Florida Heavyweight title..
- June 27, 1968: Johnny Valentine defeated Red Bastien to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight title!
- September 23, 1968: Nick Kozak defeated Johnny Valentine to capture the NWA Florida Heavyweight title..
Georgia:
- May 10, 1968: Johnny Valentine (as The Big O) defeated Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight title!
- June 14, 1968: Tarzan Tyler defeated Johnny Valentine to capture the NWA Georgia Heavyweight title!
- November 8, 1968: Johnny Valentine defeated The Professional (Doug Gilbert) for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight title!
- November 29, 1968: The Georgia title was held up by referee Joe Louis after a match between Valentine and The Professional..
- December 6, 1968: The Professional defeated Johnny Valentine in a rematch to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight title..
Missouri:
- December 16, 1972: Harley Race’s Missouri Heavyweight title was held up after a match against Johnny Valentine..
- January 19, 1973: Johnny Valentine defeated Harley Race in the rematch to capture the NWA Missouri Heavyweight title..
Montreal:
- October 1972: Johnny Valentine defeated Johnny Rougeau to win the International Heavyweight title..
- January 1973: Johnny Valentine was stripped of the International Heavyweight title after no-showing the rematch..
Japan Wrestling Association:
- February 22, 1973: Johnny Valentine & Karl Krupp beat Kintaro Ohki & Seiji Sakaguchi to win the International Tag titles..
- March 2, 1973: Johnny Valentine defeated Seiji Sakaguchi to capture the United National Heavyweight title in Yokohama..
- March 6, 1973: Kintaro Ohki & Umanosuke Ueda beat Johnny Valentine & Karl Krupp to win the International Tag Team titles..
- March 8, 1973: Akihisa Takachiho defeated Johnny Valentine to win the United National Heavyweight title..
National Wrestling Federation:
- September 1, 1972: Johnny Valentine defeated Johnny Powers for the NWF North American Heavyweight title!
- September 22, 1972: The North American Heavyweight title is held up after a match that saw Powers pin Valentine!
- October 1972: Johnny Powers defeated Johnny Valentine in the rematch to capture the North American title!
- October 19, 1972: Johnny Valentine defeated Abdullah the Butcher for the NWF Heavyweight title in Cleveland..
- ~~~The title was eventually stripped from Valentine following a match against Johnny Powers..
- November 23, 1972: Johnny Valentine defeated Johnny Powers for the NWF North American Heavyweight title!
- January 1973: Karl Von Krupp defeated Johnny Valentin to win the North American Heavyweight title!
- August 1973: Johnny Valentine defeated Jacques Rougeau Sr. for the NWF Heavyweight title!
- Late 1973: Johnny Powers defeated Johnny Valentine to capture the NWF Heavyweight title..
Mid Atlantic:
- January 1974: Johnny Valentine was awarded the Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title when Jerry Brisco went to Japan..
- May 13, 1974: Bearcat Wright defeated Johnny Valentine in a Boxing match by ref stoppage when JV was cut over the eye..
- October 28, 1974: The Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title was held up after a match between Valentine and Sonny King..
- November 4, 1974: Johnny Valentine defeated Sonny King in the rematch to reclaim the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title..
- July 3, 1975: Johnny Valentine defeated Harley Race to capture the United States Heavyweight title..
- July 26, 1975 – MACW: Johnny Valentine defeated Harley Race to retain the United States heavyweight title.
- August 1, 1975 – MACW: Johnny Valentine defeated Ken Patera to retain the United States heavyweight title.
- September 1, 1975 – MACW: Johnny Valentine defeated Rufus R. Jones to retain the United States heavyweight title.
- September 28, 1975 – MACW: Johnny Valentine defeated Wahoo McDaniel to retain the United States heavyweight title.
- October 4, 1975: Johnny Valentine was involved in a plane crash with Ric Flair, Bob Bruggers and “Mr. Wrestling” Tim Woods..
- ~~~The accident left Johnny Valentine permanently disabled and effectively ended his wrestling career..
- ~~~Due to this ending of his career, Johnny Valentine was forced to forfiet the United States title..
Retirement:
- April 24, 2001: Johnny Valentine passed away at the age of 72..
- Johnny Valentine was cremated. His widow Sharon keeps his urn in their bedroom..