Greg Valentine shares a Ric Flair memory

[buckdam]

a great addition to the history of wrestiling. to bad i couldnt have put in my 2% worth..

[DaneFalco]

the guy is a legend and you spend the time talking about Ric Flair?

[hoghash78]

I wanna see the guys that called him a woman a welfare mom.

Those 2 .

If we could turn back time. And they get a chance to badmouth Greg Valentine in 1976.

2 boys would be seperated from a man.

2 shit talkers

[TheBestEVER4LIFE]

did greg valentines rip some 1 off 1000 bucks to say those things??

[richardv7y]

Your still the Man Greg. You still look tough as nails

[TheCroatiaKid]

with those baby blue eyes! 

[TheLizardKing1967]

The HAMMER

[blaknyte08]

I always thought Valentine woulda made an excellent horseman

[mortminoch]

Take away the blade scars and looks like the lady that served me lunch.

[MyBloodbrother]

The Hammer Was Pure Shoot Stile Look It Up Hes AMazing

[rtfuhj]

i remeber the the hammer when i was a kid!

[MrHead1972]

It Rubs The Lotion On Its Skin,Or Else It Gets The Hose Again.

[45Yankeeclipper]

This is Triple H in 20 years.

[mitch49333]

I don't know why some people diss The Hammer, he had a great career and yes, he does look worn out, that's what happens when you wrestle for a few decades getting beat up 3 nights a week. He and Ric Flair had a similar ring style.

[TBirdSCIL]

@mitch49333 3 nights a week? Try 7 nights and twice on Sunday in the NWA.

[dirk1981007]

Valentine was horrible back in the day. The charisma of a cheese sandwich.

[Airsoftcleaner]

This shoot can officially be known as HAMMER TIME!!!!!!

[zuneloader]

What the fuck is wrong with his head?

[creatureofthenight1]

damn looks like someone took a hammer to the Hammer's head! Geez, years of blading makes you look like crap. Still one of the greats though.

[donhol17]

good one...he looked like an extremely ugly crack head woman who is trying to become a man...im so glad im me and not him !!!

[CaptNemo100]

The match that The Hammer is describing was actually a tag-team match between Flair/Valentine and Jimmy Snuka/The Iron Shiek. Superfly and the Iron Shiek were literally destroying Ric Flair in the ring and Valentine wouldn't tag Flair. Flair's face was probably the bloodiest I have ever seen. Finally Ric got pinned, then Gene Anderson gave his walking cane to Greg. Greg proceeded to try and break the cane over Ric Flair's head 2 or 3 times. The clip of this match is hard to find-it is a must see

[oscargoya]

Oh yes, Greg "The Hamster" Valentine. Saw him many times at the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto when I was a kid. Great times, great memories.

[Mowac]

The other half of the Minnesota wrecking crew.  Woooooo!

[nightvisionmonocular]

Valentine seems like a tough dude. Kinda a legit tough guy not to try in a bar. Wonder if anyone has?

[capitalismforever]

@nightvisionmonocular He's always been known as a tough guy outside of the ring. In the league of Wahoo McDaniel and Harley Race. Two guys that looked out of shape but were considered the toughest guys outside of the ring in their time.

[lstn74]

Valentine was always a tough badass heel I wouldnt fuck with him

[bjohns1975]

Is it just me or does Valentine look like a battered wife?

[suspekt29]

Maybe, but he's still one of the greatest of all times.

[jamexxxxxx]

his hair doesn`t age

[originaldeadman1190]

he looks HORRIBLE

[mikedubya]

Did the Hammer ever team with Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart?

[Wayneman117]

I remember them the nite they jumped on Flair.I was a small kid but was an avaid fan.Just have a hard time believing that Flair didn't know ahead of time that was going happen.

[aj31313]

I remember it too. I was a kid. there is a vid of Flair with the nose mask on here. Mid Atlantic ruled.

And the Hammer shoulda been a Horseman.

[oldsman7]

That woo sounded like a whale using echo location! LOL! The Hammer is awesome.

[Perfect1Mr]

Valentine...veteran, stellar contender, 2nd headliner type of guy, kudos!

[johnnytanini]

Seattle's greatest expat.

[RobotronZone]

he may be older but at least he doesn't seem to have brain damage like alot of boxers, plus if he makes it to 80 he'll still have the best hair

[aj31313]

Payin' the price .woooooooooo!!!

[JJay37]

Always loved Valentine. Wish that Vince had show cased more of his saddistic side. Problem is you bring in a guy with long blonde hair, long flowing robes, uses the figure 4... You can't out Flair Flair! If Valentine had cut his hair, and switched to a pile driver instead, he'd have been much better off in the WWF.

[ShawnSavage07]

everytime that i see or think about Greg valentine i think about "randy the ram"

[chefkoo]

was he the one who had that pad on his calf to help with the figure 4 leg lock.

[dkfelix]

yes

[ssmock1]

Why in the world would Valentine be blading these days???

[spewintothis]

Greg Valentine looks like any 40-year-old welfare mom standing outside a laundromat, smoking a cigarette, waiting for her clothes to dry.

[ldfmeile]

That's the funniest shit I've ever heard.

[porn1978]

@spewintothis ..LMAO funniest and best comment !

[jlcochran]

@spewintothis That's funny because I've actually seen a woman that looked like him at the flea market one time.

[deptofcorrections1]

@spewintothis LMAO!!!

[scumgod13]

@spewintothis Man, these days its like a freak thing to have long hair! I have hair to my lower back and love it!More importantly girls love it.

[mortminoch]

@scumgod13 i use to have hair to my back, now i have hair on my back and a receiding hairline. The chics did dig it, i miss those days.

[ZenPimps]

@spewintothis hahaha

[DeepSouthWrestling1]

@spewintothis : But in a good way, right?

[zuneloader]

@spewintothis lol. someone else said he looks like a white babe that dates black guys.

[ZenPimps]

@zuneloader man I personally would not touch that olay? I couldn't make dime off a chick that ugly looking. But the Hammer was the greatest wrestler who never got a chance to wear single world champ gold

[DeathRiderHDG]

@spewintothis don't forget about the 4 kids from 4 different fathers running around all over the place

[pheet]

@spewintothis "LMAO"

[XJadynX]

@spewintothis IF I were to see you on the street I would punch you as hard as I could trying to bury your nose into the back of your head.

[denniandrew2002]

@spewintothis lmao

[abark]

@spewintothis Sounds the same too!

[spudnutsncoffee]

@spewintothis hahahahah damn thats true, he does. HAHAHAH

[macnastee]

@spewintothis LMAO!! That's one of the funniest comments I've ever read on here about anyone let alone Greg Valentine. He still lokks the same after all these yrs tho.

[TheRiceowlex]

@macnastee Right !! LOL !!!

[MikeyMcCrashCap]

@spewintothis Sure. But he has a fist like a hammer, hence the name.

[all028]

And notice how Valentine and Flair's wrestling styles were similar:

1. Both did the figure four leg lock

2. Both would drop like an axed tree when their opponent would beat on them

3. Both were masters at delivering elbow and knee drops

[mistabig3]

Valentine looks like John Wayne, he even talks like him

[Wayneman117]

Geez...his freakin' fore-head looks like dag-gum chop liver-LOL

[popcur]

When I was younger and watching Greg Valentine. He has a very intiminating face.

[lalaken333]

WHAT THE HELL HAPPEND TO HIS FOREHEAD?

[hellbilly34a]

Someone was using it to keep their beer can on.

[Syntox]

I think he bladed????

[RoderickStrong]

Sadly, I know a chick that looks like Greg. No offense to Greg.

[billywhitewolf]

must be one fucking ugly chick man!

[YankeesFlair]

looks like those numerous blade jobs took their toll !!!

[airjor1]

I remember watching Greg Valentine in the early 1970's when he was wrestling in the Cleveland-Buffalo area.  He was only in his early 20's. I consider him to be one of the greatest wrestler of all-time.

[novusmundi]

@airjor1

I agree. I think that Greg should be in the WWE Hall of Fame. he was an Intercontinental Champion and a Tah Team Champ as well. If Koko B. Ware is in it. The Hammer is way overqualified to be in it. He should have been in already.

[SebKnowlton]

@norvusmundi, I agree 100%. Especially as McMahon tries to make his hall of fame the overall wrestling Hall of Fame (inducting Dusty Rhodes who didn't work for him but for a very short while etc.), Valentine ABSOLUTELY should be in. As should Lou Thesz, Antonio Inoki, and Muta, but those are other discussions.

[pointman913]

hey did you guys ever look at the Hall of Fame?...obviously not Valentine was inducted in 2004.

[funkyflashman]

Dont you just love fucktards?

[trezuru]

Greg "the Hammer Valentine" ia a LEGEND... His feuds w/ Chief Jay,Tito and his famous robes are priceless..

[HugoRune1976]

You forget......

HE BROKE WAHOO'S LEG!

[ewoldt]

I remember the t-shirt he had made that said that. Classic!

[aj31313]

He STILL wears it .

[rammstein11004]

the hammer is an icon legend

[shanesums]

the Ham is one of the best ever

[seka1986]

I like ham.

[clergymen19]

It always bummed me out how after 1987 Vince basically used The Hammer in the lower mid-card after being one of the most hated heels in the biz.

[destronia123]

Hammer deserved his jobber spot.  He was a heatless wonder after Rhythm and Blues.

[clergymen19]

I totally agree but let's be real. Who the hell would have been able to generate heat in a tag team consisting of an Elvis impersonator and an Elvis impersonator impersonator??

[bobhansenobc]

I respectfully disagree. I think after the Hammer had his run as a top heel it was time to use him and his legacy to get the newer stars over.

[Darkchyld702]

Beefcake and Hogan are not related. They played brothers as "Dizzy" Ed Boulder and Terry "The Hulk" Boulder and later Dizzy Hogan and Hulk Hogan back in the day. I've seen old pics of Flair when he weighed around 275.

[deanpap]

Alot of these wrestlers are related, if my memory is correct I believe Greg Valentine might be step brother to both Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake. I'm not sure though, I know for a fact Hogan and Beefcake are real brothers

[PirateH00kah]

greg valentine is a asshole

[Syntox]

Uhm...is he BLEEDING from the HEAD???

[destronia123]

That's scar tissue from decades of blade jobs.

[BrassFiglageeFilms]

Or he's blading in the cafeteria to get over.

[jlward]

lol, I'd have done it in sixth grade if I could have gotten an extra chocolate milk out of it lol :-)

[aitraining]

This guy is so old school - it's great. Gotta love the hammer.

[RickyD1967]

Wow, he wrestled Ric Flair way back in 1973 and Flair was over 300 lbs.  I never knew he was that big early in his career. LOL

[ManAndAHalf]

Yeah, if I recall correctly, Flair played defensive tackle for the University of Minnesota and started professional wrestling in 1972. He was much bigger then than he was in his prime.

[satchelmcqueen1]

valentine! One of the best!

[Augustus212]

Greg's taken too many bumps in the head, haha.  It wasn't the Andersons it was Jimmy Snuka and the Iron Sheik with Gene Anderson as their manager that was involved in the turn!

[43Panthers]

Those guys beat the hell out of each other!

[doddsino]

Haha...Woo