Greg Valentine - What Ultimate Warrior Was Like to Wrestle in WWF

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Greg "The Hammer" Valentine discusses what the Ultimate Warrior was like to wrestle in WWF. Streaming now 📺 TitleMatchNetwork.com
Hear how the legendary Greg Valentine worked with Ultimate Warrior in several high profile matches including The Main Event on NBC (a spin-off of Saturday Night's Main Event) and Survivor Series 1988.
Hammer also talks about an incident overseas when the Warrior held up a promoter for more money, refusing to go on in the main event. We also learn what Valentine said to Warrior just hours before he died.
Produced by Title Match Network this past weekend in Las Vegas. Enjoy our brand new exclusive shoot interview from Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, live in Las Vegas.

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@TitleMatchWrestling 3 года назад

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@gertpacu3926 Год назад

I wish he hooked up with Neidhart.. The Hammer and the Anvil.. Perfect tag team name, and Beefcake, and Bret Hart left their teams about the same time.

@hankhill5498 Год назад

@@gertpacu3926 He was a boring wrestler but likeable person

@gertpacu3926 Год назад

@@hankhill5498 He was a dang good wrestler. Been at it a long time. You cannot tell me the Hammer and the Anvil wouldn't have been an awesome idea for a tag team after Bret, and Brutus left the both of them at pretty much the same time. A lot better than guys like the Bushwhackers or the CANAM Connection.

@jeffrichards1537 2 года назад

The hammer is quickly becoming my favorite past wrestler. He is truly a good man from what I've seen. Always says good things about everyone he talks about. Stay healthy man.

@valuecalc Год назад

Jeff, he made a great tag team with the incredible Honey Tonk Man: Rhythm and Blues!

@HereIsWisdom1318 Год назад

So is Brutus!

@valuecalc Год назад

@@HereIsWisdom1318, right! We don't see these type of stars any longer.

@duncanedwards6461 10 месяцев назад

Totally agree

@jonathanturbide2232 3 года назад

Refreshing to see an old school guy talking positively about Warrior and having good memories of him, Greg is being a real class act here. 👍

@devinsteib3518 3 года назад

The hammer 🔨 always keeps it 1000!

@christiansoldier77 3 года назад

Jonathan Turbide Plenty of guys didnt have a problem with the warrior . It was only the aholes and betas that had problems with him because he was a alpha and liked to keep to himself. Unfortunately The Betas and Aholes always seem to be able to control the narrative that most people hear

@michaelstallings5824 3 года назад

i don't think i've ever seen the hammer say anything bad,about anyone...he seems really humble and classy

@jonathanturbide2232 3 года назад

@@michaelstallings5824 I remember him bashing a few guys in some of his old interviews, like Macho Man or Sting. But he seems to be a much more positive and happier person today, which is good to see.

@TheSportsfan35 3 года назад

@@devinsteib3518 What his Dad told him about work around someone else's style & eventually they' come around to your style is a true story, Johnny always wanted to help the younger guys learn & improve their work in the ring if they're willing to shut up & listen, which sadly most of the guys who are in the wrestling schools or just starting to work shows now for some reason aren't willing to listen to the veterans & legends & it's stupid & sad to think that way.

@DeadKoby 3 года назад

A guy to tried to "get along with everyone" and have a "decent match" with anyone. This would explain why Greg had a very long career.

@alwilson3204 7 месяцев назад

He sure is his own man not to jump on the anti-Helwig bandwagon. Wonderful to hear his outlook and memories, so sincere and full of integrity.

@harrykadaras9459 3 месяца назад

@@alwilson3204I think that with all the haters that love to throw shade at Warrior, many wrestlers did like and respect him as a person (yes we all know his wrestling skill set was limited). Greg, Macho, Bad News Brown, and many more have positive things to say about Jim. And I'd trust Warrior with information over Hogan 7 days a week. HH used to pretend he was 'one of the boys', and then go straight to Vince and repeat everything...

@maxmarc1000 3 года назад

Greg The Hammer Valentine is a true legend. God bless this man. He cant say anything bad about anyone to save his own life. A classy gentleman through and through.

@memeshort5515 3 года назад

Greg Valentine is such a nice guy, never talks trash about anyone, alive or dead

@leomdk939 3 года назад

Uhhh, he called Warrior's wrestling style 'crap' and then described how he held someone up for money. Yeah, real nice guy!

@TheGrowlerCatB2BGame 3 года назад

@@leomdk939 Yeah but that was factual. He wasn't a good wrestler, he wasn't even a decent wrestler, and he did indeed hold up the WWF for money. If he said different then he would be lying. Valentine did seem to have an okay time with Warrior when their paths crossed though. So that's something.

@realhamonwry8620 3 года назад

@@leomdk939 - What brand of rubber cement are you on? Everything Greg said about Warrior is true.

@raultrujillo8380 3 года назад

The guys got Class. We like the Hammers interviews.

@txputangpirate629 3 года назад

@@leomdk939 what?😆 damn..valentine shit in your wheaties or something?

@jcneverquits 3 года назад

When I was a kid, I hated Valentine. I guess that was just him doing his job though, drawing heat. But he seems like a cool dude who has found peace. I like listening to his stories.

@jonathanturbide2232 3 года назад

Yeah, very happy to see that he seems to have a more positive attitude today, some of the shoots he did in the early 2000's were depressing AF and he was clearly bitter about everything. Cool dude indeed.

@jcneverquits 3 года назад

@@jonathanturbide2232 I haven't watched many of his earlier shoots, but I'll take your word for it so I don't go back to disliking him lol. But he helped build wrestling and sacrificed a lot more than todays wrestlers ever will, so I'm sure it was tough at one point for him and other greats to watch wrestling turn into what it is today..

@death2putin718 3 года назад

I’m the same. I watched his matches live in the Maple Leaf Gardens. I’ve started to appreciate him , especially after seeing the modern AEW garbage.

@vincegedeon6583 3 года назад

Yea i hated him when i was young but he's cool actually😂

@Dingoplexor 3 года назад

That’s how u know he was good at his job

@pizzahighfive2612 3 года назад

Ultimate Warrior's inspirational speeches really helped me out during my toughest times. His wise words, and his intensity really gave me strength.

@TimHoldbrooksJr 3 года назад

You're joking, right?

@derekroberts5931 3 года назад

Shawn Michaels was an inspiration to me on how to show up, do your job, earn your way, and never quit ( insert sarcasm ). Cmon ppl tell me your sarcastic inspiration? Lol.

@TimHoldbrooksJr 3 года назад

Hogan was an inspiration for me, he taught me to say my prayers and eat my vitamins. Then years later he taught me to cheat at life to get the things I want. nWo 4 Life

@princeekeson12 3 года назад

"Always believe." 😉

@drunkensailor112 3 года назад

Chris Benoit was an inspiration to me. I now know I don't want kids.

@scottsteel2395 2 года назад

I really like Greg. I grew up watching him. He seems like such a great guy. He was very kind to speak so thoughtfully about the Warrior. He actually seems to CARE. Greg always broke his ass in the ring, and gave everybody a great show. A real wrestling LEGEND. Long Live "THE HAMMER"

@christopherlewis1948 3 года назад

When he says he got along with everyone, Greg is so honest.

@blindbob2539 3 года назад

he was a great technician and paid his dues. he was always going to have a spot in any of the wrestling companies as long as he didn't burn his bridges. he was tough in that he had to take a lot crap from people that didn't put their time in and were awful wrestlers but were a draw. the warrior or the road warriors ect ect. he was way smarter than most. when his contract was up he could go elsewhere but always come back. the freakshow showboats usually flameout quickly. he was there for 30+ years.

@sleazyfellow 3 года назад

He had heat with Tito though.

@frankpalancio8471 3 года назад

Good to hear a different perspective on the Warrior.

@lawerencethergood1137 2 года назад

I know huh

@britishsteel110 3 года назад

Greg really should write a book about his carreer. Just love to listen to his point of view. To be incorruptible and just telling the truth can be so refreshing.

@SUPER_SITH_CHAMP 3 года назад

I could listen to Greg the Hammer tell stories all Damn Day 🤘

@jimscarnivorekitchen4731 3 года назад

I could listen to Valentine talk all day.

@1i1HrnPrpPplEater 3 года назад

I love these vids with Mr. Valentine. He is such a class act and so positive, other retired wrestlers should take note.

@leomdk939 3 года назад

Yes, take a page from Valentine and hold people up for money.

@LockneckMonster983 3 года назад

This guy won't say a bad thing about anyone.

@VinnyLations 3 года назад

He’s a WWE politician. 😂

@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987 3 года назад

@@VinnyLations could be seems like GD guy

@TheRageaholic 3 года назад

@@VinnyLations You'll find it's the WWE politicians who WILL say bad things about Warrior. Bruce Pritchard, J.R., etc. It's the Boys, by and large, who don't have an issue. Kamala liked him. Randy Savage liked him. Valentine clearly liked him. Really the only 'workers' who hated Warrior were backstage politickers like Triple H, Piper, Duggan and Hogan. And it's pretty easy to see why.

@derekroberts5931 3 года назад

@@TheRageaholic Here is a fair question. You take Michael's with all his problems or warrior?

@brixtonmystery 3 года назад

@@derekroberts5931 you’d think HBK because ultimately he stuck around for 20+ years. Plus HBK can give back through teaching.

@btrainbraydeboisseranc7570 3 года назад

The Hammer is and has been one of the classiest old school wrestlers in history👍 way underrated by most I met him once at a show and smoked cigarettes with him and Jimmy Snuka lol.

@notimetowaste1254 3 года назад

When I met him ge was s total ass.

@julielee6176 2 года назад

@@notimetowaste1254 probably tired from the road trips

@FuzzyBuddz 3 года назад

This man is a wealth of wwf knowledge from the early days. He is still alive! And more, he's coherent!!!

@Scorch1028 3 года назад

“I hate it when wrestlers do this criss-cross stuff.” - Greg Valentine 😆

@angelhuezorocks 3 года назад

I get it 😂

@JoshuaTraffanstedt Месяц назад

We could all use a friend like Greg. Ive never heard him say a bad thing about anyone. Even guys that are talked about negatively pretty often, Greg only has fond memories of them. Ive also only heard good things about Greg. I enjoy listening to this man!

@johnmatrix1232 3 года назад

Greg the Hammer is a class act

@SteveReaves 3 года назад

Can I just say, it's impressive how many wrestlers from Greg's era he has outlived?

@electricchurchmedia1187 3 года назад

Probably lived a much clearer life without cocaine and steroids.

@SteveReaves 3 года назад

@@electricchurchmedia1187 and probably without the infamous mix that kills most of them... pain killers, and alcohol.

@Gunners_Mate_Guns 3 года назад

@SOUTHERN COMFORT Bingo Whatever drugs and booze he may have taken part in must have been minimal, if at all; and he just didn't seem like a roid guy. He was really smart to keep it that way so that he can actually enjoy his retirement and regale the fans with stories about his career.

@MrHabs66 3 года назад

Of all the shoot videos I see of The Hammer, he seems like a really great guy.

@adammassacre1981 3 года назад

Greg has always been a good dude he always finds the good in people and never throws anyone under the bus.Stay awesome Hammer 👊

@ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

I heard the ultimate warrior was very difficult to work with

@leomdk939 3 года назад

Such a good dude who held people up for money!

@millyonair9225 2 года назад

Atta boy, Warrior!!! I thank the Hammer for his honesty!

@PhillyPhenom 3 года назад

Greg has been 70 for the last 40 years

@vincegedeon6583 3 года назад

😂

@clydemosis 3 года назад

I’d laugh but I’m beginning to know the feeling…. ;)

@twsstar 3 года назад

Or 40 for the last 70 years

@Chupacvabra 3 года назад

Gregg has been 40 for 70 years...

@twsstar 3 года назад

@@Chupacvabra dude come on .. really?

@pf1309 3 года назад

Greg The Hammer Valentine. Looking good, bro. Thanks for d entertainment during my childhood. Those matches with Ronnie Garvin were classics. Wishing you good health.

@chadsiewert6060 3 года назад

I always liked Greg "The Hammer" and the Ultimate Warrior. Great time for wrestling fans.

@macattack14778 3 года назад

This man is a class act. Legend.

@leomdk939 3 года назад

100% class act who holds people up for money!

@macattack14778 3 года назад

So. He did it to us in Memphis. Gotta make the money while you can.

@bunbee2023 3 года назад

Greg is a good guy…always has something positive to say.

@vancebacri5894 3 года назад

One of the greatest heels.

@hisroyalhighness8566 3 года назад

Such a professional and just all around Good Guy. Long live the Hammer!!

@sithlordjeffbledsoe651 3 года назад

Damn you know I’ve watched these interviews and Greg still looks the same as I remember just with some more miles.

@brunopaolucci6594 3 года назад

Love the hammer! Great stories!

@thegodfather1907 3 года назад

There aren't too many wrestlers still alive from that era. Sad.

@LittleAnastasia... 3 года назад

Nope. It's either a drug overdose or natural causes.

@markraymo997 2 года назад

Jake the snake 🐍 is right up there as far as being still alive . Both 2 nd generation.

@markraymo997 2 года назад

4:15 🤑

@joshuapaladini1507 3 года назад

A true class act. Real workers can work with anyone

@punaforager 3 года назад

Nice to see Greg!

@vickmcfadden833 3 года назад

He's one of the guys that looked old 40 years ago but like Eugene Levy he looks exactly the same 40 years later all the way to hair style nothing has changed on Greg the Hammer Valentine

@drunkensailor112 3 года назад

Same with arn Anderson

@JustinStinoStamosZamora42 3 года назад

Jimmy Hart comes to mind

@56postoffice 3 года назад

Top man, Greg Valentine. 👏 The 80s and 90s, greatest period for the WWE.

@arch.l.a.deleon445 3 года назад

Love to see him again!....💖😊

@torbenmrk410 3 года назад

Greg, you seem like such a great guy..

@coyotesmile8972 3 года назад

He's like that one neighbor you have/had that is just cool as hell and makes living there a little better.

@seanconnor2613 2 года назад

"The Hammer" is all class!! What a professional, I could listen to him talk about his experiences in wrestling all day long, he was one heck of a wrestler and one hell of a guy!!

@nickperkins8477 3 года назад

I love Greg Valentine. Great technical wrestler and sweet man. I love these interviews.

@DaveB2868 3 года назад

I always liked him as a wrestler and he's a great guy 👍🏻

@jaybryant4752 3 года назад

I always liked the Hammer. Good worker. 😊

@bustergoldenrod 2 года назад

WWE - about time for a Hammer DVD collection.

@scottyellis3442 9 месяцев назад

I always like watching these interviews with Mr. Hammer, they carry me back to the 80's laying in the floor watching Wrestling on the 25 inch console TV on TBS the super station with Gordon Solie at 6:05 PM. Man what good memories.

@o3reporting490 8 месяцев назад

Dudes voice is so chill.

@jpdude7274 3 года назад

Nobody and I mean Nobody could sell the atomic drop like Greg The Hammer Valentine, thanks for the great memories

@kahn289 3 года назад

This is the first time I’ve seen a wrestler say good things and show appreciation for Warrior. Greg Valentine has really impressed me with his candor in these interviews.

@carn9507 3 года назад

Well it's hard to come up with much good about Warrior given that, despite his iconic look, he wasn't actually a good wrestler. And he was an even worse person spouting bigoted and homophobic hate in various videos he liked to upload.

@FIXTREME 2 года назад

A couple of different guys liked him. Owen Hart, Kerry Von Erich, Bad News Allen, and Warlord are a few who were friends with him.

@BeeBumper Год назад

One of the few who just can't bad mouth his colleagues. You have to respect that. Hammer you are the man.

@TroyNaumu808 3 года назад

I am glad someone had good things to say about Warrior other than his long time friend and tag team partner Sting. Both Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine have only nice things to say. They dont have to say these things. The fact that they do says a lot about who they are as people.

@carn9507 3 года назад

As did Warrior's own hateful and bigoted words said a lot about who he was as a person.

@John-tr1xq Год назад

@@carn9507 We're living in the woke fake outrage era. I'm not offended by what he said!

@chosento2988 3 года назад

The MFn HAMMER! The shin guard!!! Wow... Now the whole Ronnie Garvin fued is flashing back!!! AWESOMENESS 😎💪

@downwithputinsaveukraine1313 2 года назад

I like this guy a lot. He's very chill and polite. Truly learned as he progressed.

@kickerpunter8414 Год назад

I've watched several of these podcasts & interviews, & I can tell you Greg is without a doubt my favorite. The things he says are ver pertinent about people & how it works being a wrestler. He's my favorite to listen to. He's about the only one I listen to, generally. Obviously, a great guy.

@anthonygentile8968 3 года назад

Greg is a class act, never really runs anyone down.

@mortmoreau3576 Год назад

This is how a human being should aspire to be. Not a bad ever from this man. Way to live 🔨.

@armandoortiz9114 9 месяцев назад

Amazing when you don't have such Hate for things in Your Heart.

@nickperkins8477 3 года назад

I still remember Greg’s line when he turned against Brutus Beefcake in-story: “…tonight I’m going to tenderize that meathead with The Hammer!!!!”

@Stationary76 4 месяца назад

I never cared for The Hammer character back in the day but these interviews are great.

@MrCoby303 3 года назад

i love how honest Greg Valentine is, he's one of The Real ones

@leomdk939 3 года назад

So honest he held someone up for money!

@Gunners_Mate_Guns 3 года назад

@@leomdk939 You're all over this comment section bitching about The Hammer. Do you have Tourette's, or are you just another mark?

@MrCoby303 3 года назад

@@leomdk939 Why do you care about it

@markmullikin5068 2 года назад

Greg valentine is a class act.. always has a good word to say about everyone

@robertcooney1938 Год назад

One of the best heels, looking back. I stopped watching around 1994. Watched ECW a little bit, but that was short lived. Watching the old matches and interviews from the guys from my childhood is quite fun.

@jerseyforhawks Год назад

Never loved GTHV in the past, but, he's a great athlete and spokesman.

@tully8142 3 года назад

From what I’ve seen from warrior is he was a stand up guy who didn’t go for the bullshit. Treated his fans with respect and acted like a real man.

@seth3054 3 года назад

That's what made the ultimate warrior so fun to watch is when he would run down to the ring shaking the ropes

@duster71 3 года назад

Fun for the littles kiddies but not real wrestling find.Warrior couldn't wrestle to save his life. He had one move,over head body slam.

@jamesb2291 3 года назад

@@duster71 It was pretty awesome to 10 year old me at the time though.

@carn9507 3 года назад

@@jamesb2291 Yeah I thought Ultimate Warrior was fun when I was a kid too. Then yeah as I grew up and realised he didn't really have much going on apart from the iconic look and was a poor wrestler and then I heard his own hateful bigoted crap from his own mouth in his videos, certainly not much of a role model.

@olegariomartinez6807 3 года назад

I met his Son who is also a pro wrestler at a Comic Con in NJ. So that makes 3 generations in wrestling.

@FerretJohn 3 года назад

Who is he? I've looked around and found no reference anywhere to Greg having a son. He has two daughters, Vanessa and Romaine, Vanessa trained to be a wrestler in the late 90s but died of cancer in 2015, but no word on any other children.

@julielee6176 3 года назад

Greg doesnt have a son, only two daughters..

@ernestpassaro9663 3 года назад

Valentine is like a 3rd generation wrestler his dad and grandfather were wrestlers !

@FerretJohn 3 года назад

@@ernestpassaro9663 2nd Gen, if Johnny Valentine's father was a wrestler it was never mentioned by anyone

@1joshjosh1 Год назад

I played soccer when I was a kid and when I only wore one shin guard I was always Greg the Hammer Valentine.

@craigwilson3532 2 года назад

Hammer delivers the best shoots, easy listening and road warrior animal

@rayishere71 11 месяцев назад

Greg Valentine a real class act rare to find that in the wrestling industry

@streetsofsouthphilly 3 года назад

It's great to see an old-school retired wrestler who isn't broke financially and physically. Also Greg doesn't seem bitter and is still mentally all there

@raymondgoerke5519 Год назад

It's funny how the The Hammer was such a mean arrogant character in the ring, yet , his interviews show he is a down to earth good old boy.

@TheAxe4Ever Год назад

Big fan of Greg’s here! Greg wouldn’t talk bad about anyone. Nobody really has any good things to say about Warrior…..except Greg. He knows life is too short to carry around hatred and grudges against people. It’s a waste of energy. Not only that, you can tell he loves wrestling and is appreciative to have lived it and been so involved in it. He has seen it all. Plus, he loves his fans and that they are still very interested in his insights. You can sum up Greg The Hammer Valentine in 3 words. A good man.

@ruipires7954 2 года назад

Valentine,such a living legend.Good man.Thank you sir for the memories,The world appreciates it.

@doctheperfectfaceforradio6022 3 года назад

Valentine is a man's man.

@jameydavis4263 3 года назад

Thank you Greg Valentine you always been one of my favorite wrestlers since I was five or six

@warriorv9359 3 года назад

Greg valentines a class act he talked good on warrior cool

@HereIsWisdom1318 Год назад

Greg Valentine keeps it real!

@DarrylNarbeMLM 2 года назад

I can't get enough of This interview,, Pure Gold, great questions.. great format and a great way to get to know a class act!

@bradgaines 3 года назад

Proof that The Hammer won’t talk shit about anyone. Respect!

@leomdk939 3 года назад

he literally called Warrior's style "crap"

@Gunners_Mate_Guns 3 года назад

@@leomdk939 Yeah, but he had lots of nice things to say about the man himself, which is considerably better than just about anyone else will do.

@carn9507 3 года назад

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns Hard to speak good about Warrior when he's spoken so much hate and bigotry himself.

@carn9507 3 года назад

@@leomdk939 Not really talking shit if it's true.

@Gunners_Mate_Guns 3 года назад

@@carn9507 Oh, don't get me wrong; Warrior was a bitter, rotten guy. To me, the single biggest thing to hold against him is how he mocked Bobby the Brain Heenan for his cancer when he was diagnosed with it. That kind of comment is a gauche as it gets when directed at anyone, but especially when aimed at someone so universally respected and loved in the wrestling business -- a true legend -- it's stupefyingly bad. His personality problems were only one reason to count against hm. His whole gimmick and crap wrestling style are the other reasons to put him clear down at the very bottom of the barrel. Just saying that The Hammer is an uncommonly soft-spoken dude.

@rogerstanley4887 3 года назад

I'm sure valentine would win in a shoot old school toughness wouldn't want a scrap with him in 2021 legend

@billyrock8305 3 года назад

The Hammer is a class act. 🔨

@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987 3 года назад

He was awesome

@RaineRed 3 года назад

Never liked valentine growing up but that was his job! Love seeing these interviews and how cool he is.

@joesshows6793 2 года назад

Greg is the man!

@Airsoftcleaner 3 года назад

Hammer Rocks!!!!!

@realazduffman 3 года назад

These interviews with him really show a side of him we never saw when he was in character. Which is the name of the game.

@terrypinson612 3 года назад

Nice to hear someone not taking a crap on the Warrior, heard a few of Gregg's interviews and he always comes across pretty honest and fair,was surprised when he said he refused to put Sting over but got his reasoning,solid worker back in the days and yet another who could have been that bit bigger in WWF if he'd been used more upper card.

@divinity176 3 года назад

Wow... a shoot video devoid of bitterness and delusion. He had some great matches with Rugged Ronnie Garvin around the time I was into wrestling.

@chosento2988 3 года назад

Totally!!! The shin guard figure four looked like the most brutal move Ever when I was a kid watching it! And if Anyone says it isn't a real move....Put em in it, drop, stretch back and watch them squeal!!! 🤪