Greg Valentine - What Hulk Hogan is Like in Real Life
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2021
- Greg "The Hammer" Valentine talks about what Hulk Hogan is like in real life, outside the WWF (now known as WWE). Enjoy this exclusive new shoot interview from Title Match Network, live in Las Vegas.
Streaming now 📺 TitleMatchNetwork.com
Produced by us in Feb 2021, this is our first ever solo shoot interview with Hall of Fame legend, Greg Valentine.
Find out how Hammer and Hogan first met back in the 1970s before Hulk ever became a wrestler. Hear about their infamous WWF matches during the birth of Hulkamania, including the one at the Philadelphia Spectrum.
Also, we discuss Greg's first time wrestling against the Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal). In 1984, Vince McMahon had asked Valentine if he knew the Road Warriors because he wanted to sign them for the rock n' wrestling connection.
We hope you enjoy this exclusive new shoot from Greg the Hammer! 
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Very humbled of you to share this Greg is a Legend !!
I will double duche
Very interesting stuff i didn't know
Wrestle DON'T INSULT THE WORD!
Instablaster
I met Greg about 30 yrs ago in mount pleasant sc. I saw him at a gas station. Asked for his autograph. He didn’t want the attention but had us follow him and pulled over the side of a road. He gave me his autograph and was very nice to me and my family. I was about 8 then. To this day it’s my only autograph. Just wanted to say thank you Greg. As a kid it meant the world!
That's cool. Seems like a cool guy
That's so awesome!!! Greg was the main man. Tough as nails. 😎
@@FAMOUSSLICKRICK wrong, he was tough as a hammer
@@petestreet100 you are right my friend. THE HAMMER!!! 😎
Best elbow drop ever
"My beautiful wife that I'm still married to"
I don't know why I liked this so much... What a nice guy.
Still being married to the same wife for more than a few years is a rare thing now.
I was married to the same beautiful wife for 62 years. Till death did us part.
@World Traveler I remember meeting Hulk at a vintage car show room, I think in St Pete, where he bought a late 50's Dodge.
As for the marriage, I was lucky. I met my perfect dream and we did everything together. Share your dreams, your hobbies, and learn to forgive.
Her name was Dollie. People called her Dolly Parton. She was from a poor country family, never wasted money, yet dressed to attract attention.
@World Traveler Good luck as you travel your world.
God bless you, sir.
@@modeladenny1218 marriage doesn't mean anything. It's just a legal piece of paper. Your love and your bond is what unites you.
I like that Greg never really badmouths anyone. He gives an honest opinion but stays classy about it. And you know he's a legit tough guy so added respect
@@Turner.1 I just checked. He's still alive. Says he's 70. I know his dad died in 05. Johnny Valentine
@@honestreviewer7788 can confirm, it was Johnny, not greg.
@@honestreviewer7788 well this was filmed in 2021
I've never seen an interview of his like this, thoughtful before he spoke about others and chose his words well. There's so many of these wrestlers I wish I could of seen more of, before WWF came along in western Canada our wrestling was limited on what we could watch
He’s scammed hundreds of interviewers out of paid in front cash by not showing up. He’s notorious for his. This guy is anything g but classy and was a tired dinosaur in the ring past 85.
I met him at a Ace Frehley concert in NYC, and I went up to him and said, how you doing Champ? He was all smiles when I said that. He gave me a handshake and this guy is built like a tank. To me, he is one of the best IC champs ever
This is what the wrestling needs now. Guys like Greg Valentine. Seriously underrated by the guys today. This guy should be teaching wrestlers
AEW should give him a job
Agreed. Valentine is very underrated. He had a great IC run and made a lot of money and did so as the US champ in Crocket too.
He’s from the era where people actually wrestled, & weren’t called entertainers because they actually wrestled.
@@g7721 lmao wut
Lolwut. How is valentine underrated? He’s constantly talked about. He’s the son of one of the biggest money drawing baby faces in rasslin history
Greg is still married to the same woman since 83!? good for them. I like Greg even more.
Me too 👍
Flair had a crush on Greg's wife while he was married to Beth.
Im 42 n this coming year will b our 25th anniversary married with the same women n Thank God everyday Im a very lucky guy
@@andrescatelan6474 who are you?
@@adam9310 ?
Now that I am in my 30's I really appreciate a guy like him. He's so underrated and such a straight shooter.
Definitely
Got that right , I’m 33 and remember the Glory days of Wrestling !!! 80’s 90’s and early 2000’s were the best years :) !!!!!!!!!!
He's a straight shooter with "upper management" written all over him.
@@nathanialbroadway2719 it's just too fast we turned over 30! Seems like yesterday. Life is not that big as it seems .
@@monurajput5608 Got that right !
Wrestlers have incredible memories when it comes to remembering wrestling where, who, and when.
Except for Lacey von Erich I hear
So true.
Or when Hogan called the superdome the silver dome. I guess they struggle with where they are at the moment lol.
They BS a lot too. Their stories change many times.
I don't know how they do it! As a kid I always liked the hammer and after seeing a lot of shoot interviews with him I like him even more!
Master of the "Figure Four" leg lock. What a LEGEND!
Whatever opinions fans had about "The Hammer," one thing was for certain, he helped put fans in the seats back in the day.
Define “back in the day”? I remember mid-80’s I found him incredibly boring. He always looked like he didn’t want to be there.
@@shanedenmark5536 but a lot of people loved to hate him. He was a very big draw, back in the 80s.
Him along with gorilla monsoon were the first 2 wrestlers i Knew thanks to my mom
Also got to meet them both along with all the other legends at a rollerskate wrestling lock in at Kings Field House on Ft. Riley kansas back in 83 as a wee lil guy. A memory that will never be erased
@@shanedenmark5536 Maybe it's you that's boring. Maybe cartoon characters is all that you can relate to. Obviously the vast majority of people found him entertaining or he wouldn't have had a 21 year career, along with an action figure made of him. Bet you're great at flipping cheeseburgers, though.
@@apostasiaelegcho5612 Holy crap how did you get so smart?!? How did you know so much about me? Are you my dad or something? Now I’m just getting creeped out. I always feel like James is watching me.
WTF Dude... It’s amazing how big your balls are when you’re behind a keyboard.
The Greg Valentine/Tito Santana rivalry was one of the best ever!!
Valentine promos/interviews are classic
Freaking blood baths with those two
Valentine and Chief Jay Strongbow in WWWF was epic as well
@@HoboDave12 His matches with Wahoo McDaniel were bloody as hell
Tito Santana lived in my town, after wrestling he had a hair salon in the next town over. Met him several times. Super nice and very humble guy.
I love Valentine...straight shooter...when you look at his face you can just tell everything he has experienced in life.
True
Sunny has a similar face now and she's experienced a lot too
He looked like that when I was watching him in the 80s.
I could listen to Greg talk wrestling all damn day. He's got credibility and always tells interesting stories.
You are right. And he didn't have a massive ego. He had no problem doing what was asked... win or lose. (As long as he was paid... lol)
I've come to the conclusion that wrestlers of that era have the best stories. Since for such a long time it was practically a Wild West sort of atmosphere.
Put down phone, go outside
@@chrisbg99 you got that right bub.....
Yeah, he seems pretty legit, and enjoys discussing all this stuff.
I used to absolutely HATE that man when I was a kiddo. Just a testament to how great he was at what he did. Not a nicer guy in the biz in reality.
He sold that heel role to a “T”...
I would cringe whenever he put the figure4 on any of my favorites... lol
Damn,Greg was good. And an absolute legend
@@BigBass-xf5yi For some reason, I mostly liked heel wrestlers. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine was one of my all time favorite wrestlers. I have fond memories of his classic feud matches with Hulk Hogan and Tito Santana.
Not a nicer guy? He refused jobs lol
I think he's also a professional chef. Read it in a 1975 wrestling magazine many decades ago. Do you know??
I hated his cabbage patch face.
I worked in Tyrone Mall in St Pete years ago & would see Greg with his granddaughter there & would talk with him while she ran amuck in a store. Enjoyed it because he’s real people, and treats others that way.
Used to go there when there wasn't a mall. Just Sears. They built the mall onto the Sears store. 😁
Ate dinner with him and his wife at a sushi restaurant in Madeira Beach Florida back around 2003 , 2004... really nice down to earth guy talk to me and my wife the whole time
He's my uncle. If you liked him you would've loved my grandpa.
@@jaysonsparks2272 who’s your grandpa ?
@@GeneralSherm greg valetines dad lol. he was wrestler too
@@michaeljackson9125 what his name
@@GeneralSherm his name was Johnny Valentine
Greg slapped my chest at New York comic con, it was so awesome I will never forget it. His hands are gigantic and he was a great wrestler.
Mr. Valentine, a long time ago I worked as a security guard at The Calgary Olympic Saddledome. I was passing by in the concourse, and you smiled and said a big Hi to me, and I walked right by without returning your greeting, thinking that you were greeting someone else. I'm sorry if that was a misunderstanding. Cheers to you, my friend!
The hammer is old school, no BS.
Yes!
Shoulda seen his daddy! No wonder he's old school. Didn't have much choice.
What a humble laidback dude.
You know a territory-era wrestler when he refers to the WWF as "New York" and GCW as "Atlanta." Love it.
Yeah, Yankee crap and Southern good stuff.
The old school territory guys are the best wrestlers and always have the best stories.
The "Hammer" was right, I respected the Road Warriors, but like "The Hammer" said, you couldn't have them wrestle for extended periods of time because of their limited amount of wrestling moves. Overall, I preferred WWF over the other wrestling territories, but I liked wrestling better when they had the territories. I have almost ignored wrestling once everything merged into one WWE.
Those were the days and they are sadly long gone
WWF and WCW have always been referred to by those respective towns
When I was a kid I liked watching Valentine wrestle. Lots of good matches. He was a machine. Not as big as some of the other wrestlers, but tough!
Valentine and Beefcake were my favorite team as a kid
Greg was a gravy train off his old man. Johnny was AWESOME and I loved watching him beat the sh#t out of Fritz Von Erich.
Figure 4 leg lock! What a submission hold by the hammer
@@carlryan608 That was always a great move / Finisher! 👍
@@carlryan608 He copied Flair. Dude gravy trained his old man Johnny who was an AWESOME wrestler. Kicked Old Man Von Erich's ass every time they wrestled a FAIR match that wasn't rigged.
In the world of Professional Wrestling, Greg Valentine is a National Treasure. A Class Act! No vindictiveness, no animus, Just a Class Act!
God bless you Hammer that your still married. That’s the key to true happiness in life, having a partner in life and a family. Class act you are Greg.
I couldn't agree more cool guy
*you're
Greg drew more money than the entire WWE roster
The *actual* keys to true happiness are a fast internet connection and knowing the assistant manager at Shoney’s so you get a 15% discount on the buffet.
This man needs propers for keeping a marriage alive for 50 years in the wrestling industry.
Kyle, you are damn right
No kidding.
He's now one of my favorite wrestlers. Was never a fan before I knew this.
It's like droz, he's just a good dude. D lo brown broke his neck and paralyzed him (droz dorsnt feel this way. He says it was his mistake.). And the very first thing he could say to anyone was to d lo to not feel bad. They're friends to this day. Thibk about that for a second.
Beyond amazing considering all the rats and crazy shit going on
You're right... They pretty much went on tour like rock stars, being away from home for long stretches at a time.
The Hammer was so underrated. Such a solid wrestler and able to sell creative story lines. Easily in my top 10 of all time.
i was 16 ...in Golds Gym working out.........In walked in was Greg and the Iron Sheek.............I couldn't believe it.....Good memories
He is the master of the figure four leg lock. Great guy!
My mother sat next to Greg on a flight to Seattle and said he was the nicest man and nothing like on tv lol
I met Greg at a small gym in North Carolina,mick foley and the freebirds was there.This guy is a class act.Hammer Hammer Hammer!
Valentine was always cool in my eyes. Never a wow factor but just the definition of a wrestler.
Greg Valentine, I was working airport security in the 90s after I got out the Corp. I saw a lot of wrestlers come through RDU. I turned to one of my coworkers and said there's Greg Valentine. He over heard me say his name and turned and shook my hand. That's when I would say I started liking the heels better in wrestling than the faces.
They were usually the nicest one 😂
Valentine was a glue guy. With all the gimmicks and such the WWF needed wrestlers who could wrestle to counter balance the gimmicks and create matches people would want to see more of. He was one of the best at that.
Greg Valentine -- THE man who kept the sport in sports entertainment.
One of the men who put the PRO in pro wrestling
@@ADAMdinho1 Ain't that the truth!
Greg Valentine was a Wrestlers wrestler , Master of the Art, Inherited from his Father/Trainer and The Hart's, I Could Understand Why Greg Valentine Had Problems with Otherb Wrestlers because Many of them Are Transplants from other Sports like Football, Bodybuilding, Bouncers , Singers/ musician like Hogan
Greg seems like the nicest most down to earth no ego human being. What a great guy. Best to you man.
35 years ago I was 12. Valentine as a heel was awesome. Legend.
Such a laid back storyteller. Could listen to him all day.
Valentine has one hell of an memory. He had a long career and he remember almost everything even timelines💯💯
Greg Valentine and wrestlers of that era are needed more than ever now they have such great wrestling credibility and know how to sell.
Greg Valentine wasn't the wrestler you wanted to see, he was the wrestler you needed to see.....Just so solid in the ring. You couldn't ask for a better all around, Jack of all Trades type. To this day, nobody can make an elbow drop look as good as 'the Hammer'
Greg was a true old school shoot wrestler, as was his Father the great Johnny Valentine. Love this guy!
The children in the comment section can’t appreciate the legend of Greg the Hammer Valentine.
@@someguy3226 what are you talking about?
@@Sonjacrow ...what’re you talking about?
@@bustersales6921 what are you talking about?
@@Sonjacrow what are you talking about?
@@hectorquintana712 hi troll
Hogan is a really cool guy in person.. met him several times and he was always nice
That’s not what a lot of people have said. Hard to know what someone’s really like from a brief meeting
Met him in his Orlando shop. Was first class. Easy going.
@TheVolourn Hogan was for himself for sure, but some people tried to help others out of good nature whereas Hogan was not a team player because he always wanted his way, little compromise, sneaky tactics, no honour in that if you know what it's worth
I really hope Greg is in good health and stays around with us for years to come. This guy was always a heel, but back when I was just a little kid he was one of my favorite guys to watch on WWWF in late 1970s and early 1980s. He was the first guys I can remember being a master of the Figure 4 leg lock. Well before Flair took that move. I know there were others before him as well, but I was too young to know them.
It's awesome you know Greg was the before Flair bc Flair will say different
Great memories watching the Hammer in the late 70's - late 80's. He was a dedicated wrestler and had excellent matches.
I remember seeing Greg in Nova Scotia around 81-82 as a kid. He's the only guy I remembered all these years since.
I used to see Greg all the time at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles.
Iconic and certainly one of a kind..
NO DOUBT.
Very underrated wrestler and his memories/stories seem really crisp/clear for the amount of time he has wrestled.
Greg the hammer Valentine looks like a real sincere guy 👏 . I use to do his moves when I was a kid and kept a toy wrestler that I found on the street. My parents were poor and only purchased clothes from second hand store or the bins in Alexander Department store. I would of like to thank this guy in person.
What a legend. I could listen to him talk about wrestling all day.
It's nice to see a veteran wrestler who isn't completely bitter and hateful towards most everyone they worked with. Hearing him say how he's still good friends with a lot of the guys is very cool. He seems like a humble guy who just did his best to get along with everyone.
man greg valentine seems like hes going to live forever. he seemed super old in the 80s when i was a child.
What a good dude ⭐️ I’m 58 and these were my days 💪🏼Greg talks highly of everyone 💎class and he’s still here !
Wow
Just found this channel
Absolutely the best childhood memories I have
I was 10 in 79
And watched all these guys
Every Saturday
I could listen to Greg for hours he has a lot of stories to tell...great story teller 👍
I can’t remember what I ate for breakfast. This guy is a senior, wrestled forever and still remembers when things went down 40 years ago. Impressive
Apparently he stayed away from parties, hard drugs and steroids. Drugs kills brain cells and this proves it as his contemporaries are either dead or have debilitating illnesses.
Greg is an awesome guy! He comes into my step dads shop often. He will talk wrestling all day long if you will listen.
Still married and in love... many blessings to you both
How can you not love this guy?
I met Greg Valentine at Newark airport in 83..via Peoples Express. Those were great times. I think he mentioned he was wrestling in two cities in one day. Jesus!
He reminds me of Mickey Rourke in the movie The Wrestler
Hated this guy as a Kid, but he seems like a cool down to earth dude !!!!! Great Heel !!!!!!
Well if u hated Greg when you were a kid he did his job as. Wrestler
Same here, I hated Arn Anderson too in my youth. Love them both now.
@@chrisdriver2178 I totally agree. If only wrestlers today could do that !!!!
It's acting
@@OsamaBmelo666 dam bloody rite
One I agree with 100% is that Greg can wrestle. He was a good worker man
Can you imagine Flair and Valentine facing the Road Warriors!
WOW
Road WARRIORS WOULD KICK THEIR ASS👍
Early 80s late 70s Flair and Valentine would have been a hell of a good match against the Road Warriors.
Greg was always a favorite of mine, even as a kid when I believed in kayfabe, he was a heel but I loved him. He wasn't huge but he was damn tough and that's what I liked about him. He was a very good wrestler and for me, he was one of the most believable. He was just a hard hitting tough guy. I seen him years later at an indepent show in Dayton Ohio and as he walked through the isle way I stuck my hand out and he high fived me. That made my night. The Hammer is the best! He seems like such a humble class act guy and a straight shooter who doesn't bury everyone. Thank you so much for all the amazing wrestling memories Greg, you were one of the few who made me believe. Bless you Greg!
Met Greg when I was 15 very down to earth man and friendly.
Greg looks great to be 69 years old with a full line of hair
And he's still alive
@@Robocoppat being alive definitely helps his hairline.
Please visit optometrist
@@CalisthenicsWork not always
He really hasn’t aged that much
Right- Greg Valentine should be Teaching Wrestlers!
Man, Greg was my guy. From my perspective he was low key compared to all the other personalities and I really gravitated to that.
Talk about a legend! The first time I saw Greg was in the early 80s on WWE TV managed by the late, great Grand Wizard of Wrestling!
Mcmaaaaaahon!
Ernie Roth was great. They don't make them like that anymore.
@@MrK623 He was very cool and always dressed in style!
I never seen much of Greg's wrestling, but just listening to him you know that he's not only been around a while, but was one of the early greats
New appreciation for the hammer, seems like a good guy.
Grew up in the 80s obsessed with wrestling. Always liked The Hammer. He wasn't flashy and never did flips off the ropes like they do today. Always viewed him as a "tough guy" who could wrestle for 45 minutes and and never get tired. Always liked his matches with Piper and Garvin. Had some good ones with Hogan too.
And Backlund
I used to have a Greg "The Hammer" Valentine action figure when I was a kid
SO much respect for these guys - the athleticism, the showmanship... I met Hulk Hogan in FL in 2005. Treated him with the respect he deserved & he was very nice. I got a great picture with him. Made me look tiny in comparison!
My good friend and I met Hogan at St Pete when Hulk he was buying a Dodge muscle car convertible at the car museum sales place. Friendly guy and took time to talk while dealing on that car.
Greg Valentine was a Wrestlers wrestler , Master of the Art, Inherited from his Father/Trainer and The Hart's, I Could Understand Why Greg Valentine Had Problems with Otherb Wrestlers because Many of them Are Transplants from other Sports like Football, Bodybuilding, Bouncers , Singers/ musician like Hogan
The wrestlers today look too cool and too sharp. They're unrelatable. The guys way back and up until the mid 90s had a real working class vibe.
Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Tucker, Otis, Walter, Keith Lee. Off the top of my head. Has nothing to do with wrestlers these days.
Dunno what you've been watching
Wrestling blows now. Best years was the 80s.
Yup cus Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, ultimate warrior, legion of doom they were just your average joe relatable people LOL Rose tinted glasses. Go watch osw review. They were great characters but 99% of the wrestling was garbage.
I saw '70s, '80s and up to early '90s. Maybe it's because I was a kid but the '70s beat the '80s, but then again I grew up watching a small NWA promotion (even before Vince / WWE, WCW) in SC, NC, VA. Talk about old school. Johnny Valentine, original Super Destroyer, Anderson's, 23-yr old Flair, Blackjack Mulligan, young Patera, Wahoo McDaniel, Sonny King, The Avenger, Angelo Mosca.
But when I saw some McMahon stuff in the '80s, I enjoyed that, too. Mr. Wonderful, Heenan, Monsoon, Rockin' Roddy, Honky Tonk, lost me when they went celeb, singers, etc.
Greg looks like an older HHH if he'd kept his 2007 hair. Legend
Nah... He looks like Beulla Ballbricker from Porky's
He looks like a love child of Bobby the Brain Heenan and HHH lol
Gangrel
Whenever I saw Trips pre beard, he looked like Anne Ramsey from the Goonies.
That’s exactly what I thought lol
Love Greg Valentine's interviews... very genuine and unbiased.
I met Greg in a bar 25 years ago. We were in the bathroom & i turned my head & BOOM there he was. I thanked him for entertaining me & the fans for years & also putting his body through so much torture. He thanked me & then bought him a beer 🍺
Little did I know I sat next to him & he said umm you may wanna move. Asked why? It was then I felt someone behind me brush up against me. Greg said that's Hawks seat. I got up & turned around. I was face first in his stomach!
I looked up & said i was merely keeping your seat warm & was waiting to buy you a drink. He grunted & said good answer. Greg laughed pretty good.
What an experience, looking back at that I could imagine you are glad to have had that moment :)
@@shanepatrick641 Oh yes indeed! Some wrestlers are nice. Some are not. Greg is definitely nice 👍
People dont realize how tall some of these guys are. Im 6.4, and meet the undertaker 1 time at an airport, most people look up at me cause I'm pretty tall. I bumped into him by mistake, and I'm looking up like, wow, your freakishly tall. Dudes like 7ft 7.1 and like 4ft wide. He was super nice too, told me he wasnt gonna eat me cause I bumped into him lol. Guy is super nice. So far, ive not meet a rude wrestler. Like john cena, dudes like ridiculously nice, almost made me feel bad how nice he is.
I never realized how much these guys mean to me until I see and hear them again. Thanks for the great memories! Peace!
I met Mr. Valentine twice in Fayetteville NC. Very nice man. The 1st time at the Crown Arena (formerly Cumberland County Arena, 5,000 seats). He would wrestle there with Jim Crockett's Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NWA).
I remember watching Greg's dad, Johnny Valentine, wrestle on 'Ray Fabiani's Mat Time', which aired on Saturday mornings in Philly. Johnny had the same shock of platinum hair. Always gave a good effort.
met the hammer back about 10 or 13 years ago, dont remember, but what an awesome guy..spoke to me for quite a bit despite it being at a con
I was working security at the Plaza hotel and casino in Vegas in 2002 and 2003. They had a wrestling get together at the hotel. Greg and his wife were coming in the front doors where I was working, he looked at me and I said The Hammer, he just smiled and kept on walking.
Hammer!! One of the all-time greats.
We met Greg Valentine after a match, a long time ago. He was so nice and talked to us for a long time.
Love hearing Valentine talk about Hulk Hogan. Those people were big in the business when I was a little kid discovering it. True legends. Love hearing Hammer call Brutus Beefcake “a brother.” ❤️❤️
It's refreshing seeing a wrestler not hating on Hogan 😂
Greg seems so genuine and truthful. I hope he enjoys a very healthy and long life!
Love listening to these stories!! He’s got such a great memory!!!! Thank you Greg !!
We can never go back to this Golden Era
Greg was such a solid heel back in the day. People like Greg, Don Muraco, Bob Ortin ,Adrian Adonis, Stan Hansen and the list goes, we’re such compelling heels and made the product almost seem real. Greg worked a couple of programs with Bob Backlund ,at MSG, that were absolute, kayfabe, golden year masterpieces. The best days of the WWWF......
Valentine and Muraco and so underrated. Solid heels and performers.
greg is a legend. the only guy who got on so well with every one on the roster.
I never noticed Valentine as a 'smaller' wrestler dude. When he came on TV, it was . . cool man . . 'Greg the Hammer Valentine,' which meant a guaranteed win by the figure 4 leg lock. I don't think I ever saw Valentine lose on Saturday morning WWF. But I have to say, he was a 'villain,' and I liked guys like McGraw, Snuka, and Backlund. Wow. Those were the days, being a kid and you could watch cartoons til 11AM or noon, and then it was pro wrestling.
Saturday morning was the best in NYC area wrestling nwa was on at 8 am 9 am wccw 10 am wwf ..11am awa 12 noon glow then 6 to 8 nwa on tbs then 1x a month Saturday nites main event..then sports radio 66 wfan. had there wresting show with Jodi mac life was great 👍
“Don’t Make Em’ Like They Used To Brother!”-Slick Ric Flair
Not really a wrestling fan except when I was a kid, but I find this interview particularly enjoyable. Greg seems like a really down to earth guy.
Man, I was a wrestling fan back in the 80's when I was a kid. Seeing these guys now as just people talking about their job is wild. It's sad how many of them are absolute wrecks from everything they put themselves through. Not to mention the ones who died from the physical punishment combined with the crazy life that came with wrestling back then.
I was never a big Hammer fan, but I've rally enjoyed this interview serie...
I grew up with 80s cartoony WWF and the early stages of the MNW. The Hammer was already mostly gone from the brightest spotlights by then, but I still remember a friend of mine owning his Hasbro action figure and that his kneebreaker was a thing of sheer beauty. An whenever Greg was on TV somewhere, you just knew this guy commanded respect. Thanks to the Internet, I was able to catch up with his earlier stuff. As oldschool as wrestling can get, and I really appreciate him for that. Also, he seems to be one of the nicest guys around in a business which - especially during his heyday - seemed to be filled to the brim with egomaniacs, lunatics and backstabbers.
I met Hulk Hogan in a bar in Florida in the early 90's, he seemed like a nice guy, got his autograph on a $5 Canadian bill and a great picture with him.
Greg is one of the greats in my book.
super underrated. lots of guys who are just shrugged off nowadays it seems.