Yes he does; he just says it like a gentleman. He's doesn't need to be nasty, but he most certainly does have "bad things to say" about a few former wrestlers.
Omg I would have loved Ricky steamboat Bret Hart,, Dynamite kid ,Owen Hart ,Chris Benoit ,Dean Malenko ,Rick rude & Macho Man tournament of some kind. Either Rick rude in the dangerous alliance. Or Rick rude in the Heenan family. The macho Man with Elizabeth. If it's Bobby healing somehow he knocks a little bit down and hurts her which sends macho Man into a rage, if it's Paul Heyman he's grabbing her and semi coming on to her which sends macho Man in a rage. Rude comes to help his manager macho's madness starts, and he hits rude in the face with the ring bell. Next night rude is like you tried to ruin my ravishing look for something. I would have been in heaven watching that
@@bobtranquilli9985 Allen was a Blow Hard who CLAIMED to have Beaten-up everyone from Andre The Giant to Zeb Coulter...... Was he Legit... Yes. Was he a Tremendously Self Centered Liar... YES YES YES
When I was real young I always liked "The Hammer" and his figure four leg lock but to actually sit and listen to him is another thing . He is simply a humble man and a great story teller....what a legend. All Hail "The Hammer"
Valentine has to be one of the nicest people alive (at least that is how he comes off in these videos). He seems to be very authentic, and straight forward, and pretty much has positive things to say about everyone.
I’ve watched this interview with Greg Valentine in separate 5 minute increments and he’s been great! I love it when they are honest! Very interesting, very insightful!
I saw Ricky Steamboat wrestle from the front row. I remember it was a great match and so much fun and excitement. It was in Oakland, Ca back in the '80.s Thing was I got a high five from Ricky after the match as he was walking by and he was not giving them out to a lot of people. I felt on top of the world! Thanks, Greg.
Loved the Hammer back in the day. Starting to wonder what someone would have to do to piss the guy off :) One of the most healthy attitudes I've ever seen during these types of interviews
All the comments are the same. Greg Valentine might be the greatest guy ever. Forget wrestling, I am talking of all time. I cannot believe how impressed I am with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
Isn’t it amazing how these celebrities/athletes/etc do some dime a dozen thing for a fan and 50 years later we still remember it as a highlight.. they probably do it 200 times a day. I always respect the people who understand the power they have to make someone’s day and what’s no big deal for them IS for a little kid out there
I was so surprised and impressed with Greg when I asked if I could sign an autograph for my kids.. When I asked about his dad told him that I watched his dad wrestle when I was younger. He was very interested talked more about his dad really nice guy
Always enjoyed Greg Valentine. I knew at an early age how talented he is an what he & his father Johnny Valentine did for our entertainment. Glad to call them Legends of wrestling. Glad my dad & grandfather took me to msg at an early age ❤️🙏
I remember wrestling in the street with other kids & we would be our favorite ones. I'd always be a heel. I wore my dad's cowboy boots & had a fingerless black glove to apply the claw like BlackJack Milligan & also had the figure 4 like Valentine. Today's wrestlers couldn't touch the guys like Steamboat, Valentine, Backlund, Snuka....etc...
"Today's wrestlers couldn't touch the guys like Steamboat, Valentine, Backlund, Snuka....etc..." Because there were so many different instructors back in the day who each had their own style; you could train with Verne Gagne, Billy Robinson, Stu Hart or Hiro Matsuda, learn the basics and ins-and-outs of wrestling, but no 2 students would necessarily come out the same and creativity and tailoring their training to their strengths was key. Plus the territory system was great in helping wrestlers hone their craft, as you would come across the best of the best and maybe have to wrestle a different style in different territories because what worked on the East Coast didn't necessarily work in Mid-South, or Dallas-Fort Worth, or the Pacific Northwest etc. Compare that with the current day, which really only gives you 2 choices: (a) learn to be high spot monkeys in the indys, or (b) the WWE system i.e. "we'll teach you to do it the WWE Way", which winds up producing clones who only know how to wrestle heavily scripted matches, can't write/cut their own promos, and whose creativity has essentially been stripped away from them.
What a difference in an interview between Hammer and Hart. Bret acts miserable, acts like he hardly ever enjoyed anything with the business . Valentine is respectful to even the ones he didn't enjoy wrestling with. Seems like a pretty straight shooter without burying everyone he crossed paths with. His interviews have been very entertaining
I have always been a fan , you have always been real since the first time I watched you 👍 it seems like life time ago . Much respect , loved your work and honesty ✊✊✊✊✊
As a kid I couldn't stand the Hammer because I really hated the heels but listening to him now he seems like a great man that's not bitter or bashing the industry! Wish more of the veterans spoke like Greg on these interviews.
I've been a Greg Valentine fan as long as I can remember, he was so cool! He wore a "I Broke Wahoo's Leg" shirt after he injured Wahoo McDaniels in the Mid Atlantic territory, he's one of the wrestlers I've always wanted to meet and haven't! So Hammer, if ya see this, give me a shout out!!
Jericho asked for Steamboat and was adamant about it because even though he respected the others, he knew they weren’t able to do almost anything anymore - he knew steamboat could still go. He’s told this story.
You can find a Steamboat/Hammer match on YT from Madison Square Garden around 1985 excellent match, well done psychologically, exciting...just good contrast of styles type match between two skilled pro's Valentine was also maybe part of the last true "Call it in the ring" generation. Flair was born in 1949 and he was exactly the same way. Savage was the beginning of the guys who liked to meticulously plan stuff out. You just didn't see that much It's nice to see guys like Valentine who spent decades in the business and still kept their wits about them...the business consumes so many
His WM match with Randy was legendary, but those older Mid-Atlantic matches against Flair, in and out of a cage, were also phenomenal. They could and did wrestle to a 60-minute draw, or have dozens of near-falls or false finishes. Anything the occasion called for, those pros were up to the task. Classics.
I always like ‘The Hammer’. Great heel. Good worker. I would have love to see him wrestle fellow heels like Ted Dibiase, Rick Rude and Curt Hennig back in their WWF days, but heel vs heel matches very rarely happened back then.
Dibiase was awesome as a heel or a babyface, BUT when he worked as a babyface, he'd easily remind people of his Dad who worked in main events with Dory Funk Sr back in the 40's & 50's.
Love the Hammer - He does such a good job of restraining himself and not just saying "Randy Pfoffo was FUCKING NUTS period" LOL You know he was thinking it.
Yeah, reminds me of Mick Foley. They don’t immediately come to mind when you think of big wrestlers but they are just huge when you see them in person. Broad shoulders, big hands, tall and stocky.
I met him at a Comic Con show and when I was a kid my father took me to see his father, Johnny Valentine, wrestle the Sheik and win the championship belt.
I had Ricky steamboat and Greg valentine’s wrestling dolls. With that WWF ring I got for Christmas I had some classic matches between those two. And forget about the dog collar matches I had with JYD vs Valentine where I’d use red marker for blood on Valentines blonde hair. Kids don’t play like that today I tell ya.
I was at Greg's first taping for Detroit's weekly wresting show. They taped two shows back to back and for the first taping they had him dressed as a butler and even had him wearing a bowler hat! He was not happy, pacing around the studio before the taping. For the second show he came out and wrestled one of the " divers" which was we called jobbers. He was now in his element.
I like Greg Id like to meet him. He just seems like a straight shooter and someone who enjoyed the ride that was his career. He doesn't like to badmouth old colleagues but he seems to be honest about them at the same time.There is a great Valentine vs Steamboat match from 1985 available on RU-vid. Two technical greats in their prime. I recommend it. I still think Greg should have joined the Horsemen though when he had the chance. He had the pedigree and relationship with Ric Flair. He would have fit in perfectly.
Jay Strongbow: the legendary, war-bonnet wearing Native American, billed as hailing from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, who was IRL a business-minded Italian American born in Nutley, NJ.? The Indian gimmick (and ones around various African nations) never ceased to crack me up. At least Wahoo was of real native roots & really born in Oklahoma.
Greg is so chill and humble. Didn't really appreciate him back in the day but turns out my favourites from when I was a kid turned out to be really shiity people!
Back in those days, wrestlers didn't show their moves all at once. They used them as spots, because they were treated special then. They'd use holds to fill the time between. Now, all they do is overuse & kill moves.
My question is Greg Valentine's from Seattle so if he's from the northwest why didn't he ever work for Don Owens at PORTLAND WRESTLING. Maybe he did and I missed it but I sincerely doubt it.
This guy should have Johnny Ace's spot in WWE. He knows the craft. He knows bullshit when he sees it and is one of the few people credible enough to save this dying company.
People like you described aren't wanted anymore. They want butt-kissers and politicians who are puppets for executives. It's that way in any organization. Which is why most corporations today are so despicable.
@@rolltide9547 Steamboat said he resented losing the IC title to “an Elvis impersonator” and that his shoulder wasn’t even down when Honky pinned him. He wanted to lose the belt to Butch Reed but he didn’t show up to wrestle Steamboat when he was booked to win it.
