Greg Valentine - Why My WWF Hasbro Figure is Worth a Fortune Today

Greg Valentine discusses the legend behind his Black Hair Hasbro figure, which was advertised by WWF but never released. Streaming now 📺 TitleMatchNetwo...
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When the Hammer joined Honky Tonk Man to become Rhythm & Blues, WWF wanted to cash in on their popular Hasbro figure line. In a rare Toys R Us advertisement, the black hair Valentine is displayed but fans never found the toy on shelves.
Currently Matt Cardona is the only person who has the original prototype. You can find out more info over on the Major Pod Network.
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[@TitleMatchWrestling]

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[@elizabethjones2027]

Yes those where fun back in the day

[@tomservo5347]

Does anyone remember the WF thumb wrestlers? We had quite a few championship matches with the school bus seat serving as the wring with those back in the day and quite a few wrenched, sore thumbs to show for it. I still remember one kid's 'Iron Sheik' figure getting tossed out the bus window onto the top of the bus while moving that made him start crying. The bus driver stopped in the middle of the road until we got it back with a broom he had.

[@breal1183]

I still have Hogan Piper Sheik Volkoff & Studd Thumb Wrestlers!!

[@phychmasher]

Oh snap I remember those. I think I had a Piper.

[@chapingaryjr]

I had jyd hulk Hogan Nikita koloff and I want to say a big John stud

[@chapingaryjr]

I had piper Hogan jyd Nikita koloff

[@john-sp8jk]

I still have several of those WWF 80s wrestling figures the rubber ones I'm talking about I had the ring too!

[@joshuacrowe76]

throwing belts away.. these legends had no way to know at the time

[@dtester]

I guess Tito's wife went heel ^_^

[@Scorch1028]

Rhythm & Blues was such a terrible gimmick. Vince McMahon thought that he'd gotten all the mileage he could from Greg Valentine and Honkytonk Man as singles competitors. So, he gave them that ridiculous gimmick.

[@toddtaylor6506]

Only lasted a few months that's why that Rhythm & Blues Hammer never got mass production ... a regular Greg "The Hammer" Valentine was released though.

[@MagnoliaLSAT]

greg valentine is like 65 and has full anime hair

[@tonytooreal2433]

Impressive indeed

[@awentimes8221]

Greg "The Anime" Valentine

[@LordDeBahs]

i have less hair since 30 .very impresive however his face is just bloated red mess. [due to alcohol?] kinda sad

[@julielee6176]

@@LordDeBahs he only drinks wine, his face is red bc he laid in the sun nothing sad about it

[@harrycgrace4504]

He’s 70

[@scottsteel2395]

Greg was one of the guys back in the golden days that always did great mic rants, and always busted his ass to give everyone a good show. Seeing him now, he seems like a really nice guy. He looks healthy and I'm glad to see some attention being paid to him. He deserves it. He's also an excellent storyteller, and has an interesting and honest outlook from his time in the business. Thanks for all the great matches Greg.✌

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

Hell yeah, he is! My dad said he was a good friend too.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Zack Ryder is probably the guy that paid money for Greg's underwear, he's weird like that. 😂😂😂

[@undertakerfanz8974]

I love Zach he's from my hometown but he is a weirdo no doubt about it

[@jonathanturbide2232]

@@undertakerfanz8974 Haha I like Ryder as well, good guy, I just think he goes a bit overboard with his figures/toy collection. But yes, cool guy. 👍🏻

[@MARQ23]

He probably sold them to this dude in China who collects a bunch of ring worn clothes

[@toddtaylor6506]

Matt Cardona .... you're going to get him sued man, lol.

[@FerretJohn]

My brother and I collected the 1st generation Star Wars figures when we were kids, the ones that came out right after A New Hope first hit theaters. We played with them until the arms fell off, some got lost in the back yard, some got eaten by our dog. all of them lost long ago. Every once in awhile I'll stop by come collectibles shop or convention and see those exact same figurines selling for hundreds of dollars! If I only knew then what I do now... I still would have played with them until the arms fell off, but I would have bought a second one stored and intact in the original packaging and waiting for my retirement!

[@mr.reefer8955]

You and me both, wish I had all my old toys from when I was a kid and I’m 50 now so I would maybe be rich now

[@AngryRantsAndStuff]

I still have several, but not the packaging.

[@JoypadDivison]

You would be able to retire with a few thousand dollars then... probably couldn't live off the money for a single year. This Greg Valentine figure wasn't officially released that's why it's worth a couple of thousand dollars.

[@MotherAlgorithm]

If your granny had wheels she'd be a bicycle

[@ThorMaximus]

When you threw an original X-Wing and Tie Fighter across the room, followed by a Millennium Falcon…. What I would have given to have them now in original packaging

[@mattlewis6833]

He deserves his good fortune. Class act.

[@MattMonk]

Must be such a strange experience to have been around that kind of history constantly and not recognizing it's value in the future at the time, let alone being the direct subject of it.

[@michaelmohrle1773]

That's why certain items become valuable, people don't realize it will be worth something in the future.

[@mikeg2491]

@@michaelmohrle1773I used to collect toys in the box as a teen and it’s disheartening to go online and see a lot of them haven’t climbed in value in 20 years especially with inflation. That ship unfortunately sailed when everyone else decided to hold onto them and they make too many.

[@vasilioshioureas2607]

I actually remember seeing it advertised in the catalog when I was a kid! And then wondering why it never came out.

[@noeljr.7724]

Grandfather sayings: ''It's on the internet or on your telephone''.

[@fergalstackstreams]

Half of those Hasbro figures I owned needed to have limbs superglued back on eventually. Those were not the most durable toys. My Davey Boy Smith figure had a deformed ankle because he was left in the car with the sun shining on him, and the plastic on his foot melted and then hardened again.

[@williamthompson5504]

I've been wanting this figure for 30 years.

[@davidyates1860]

I have them all.

[@CleveTime]

@@davidyates1860 , Even both SD Jones figures?

[@HumanParaquat]

Well, keep waiting. I don't think it's coming

[@ricklee9315]

Chella toys are making and releasing it

[@williamthompson5504]

@@HumanParaquat it comes out in January 2023 on Mattel Creations. So it worked out.

[@newwavepop]

in the late 70s and early 80s i was a kid playing with action figures, in 1990 i graduated high school and immediately started collecting action figures i have thousands of figures now. if i sold all those figures i would not have any amount of money that would change my life, everyone and there dog these days have seen a story or 2 on their local news or in a magazine about some action figure selling or being worth a ton of money and now everyone beats themselves up over getting rid of their childhood toys. trust me if you still had your childhood toys you would not be able to retire off of them or anything. sometimes there are figures that are pretty valuable but those are super rare and generally were not commercially available or were some sort of mistake that quickly got recalled, usually they are some sort of prototype that never actually got released. either way when you go into some over priced comic store or something and see the figure you had as a kid sitting in the display case marked $200 dont go freaking out, thats probably a perfect still carded figure first of all, second of all just because it is marked that high doesnt mean anyone is actually going to buy it which is why it is sitting there in the first place.

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

Yeah. U gotta be patient if ur gonna start collecting. And know ur limit! I'd go cray cray crazy. Id start collecting everything, star wars toothbrushes or shampoo bottles ,band aid boxes with Yoda in it ,or whatever. It's fun, but be careful, specially if u have an addictive personality

[@mikeg2491]

If you had all the original Star Wars toys in the box though you could pay for your kids college at a decent state university though.

[@daleburton92]

Look at the mits on the Hammer, I bet that chop hurt like hell!

[@MotherAlgorithm]

Big mitts alright, look quite swollen aswell

[@subgrappling805]

The Hammer could flat out go…one of the greats.

[@tonydiesel7445]

Jobber

[@egomaniac247]

"It takes him 20 minutes just to warm up!"

[@julielee6176]

@@tonydiesel7445 jobber? No that's you

[@MrJonAkemon]

Tito’s wife threw the Championship belt in the trash. Smh

[@goriotv2023]

Chico Santana right from the start never knew the value of a collectibles. That is why Rick Martel left him to be beaten up by The Brain Busters.

[@Tweet_Wrestling]

God I wish I had that figure. cool interview. thanks

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

What is the rarest wrestling figure you own?

[@forthedoggiesguitars2277]

Kamala moon.

[@egotrip13]

Andre the Giant

[@mattyb567567]

Mailaway hasbro sgt.slaughter

[@ashleybit]

I owned that Greg Valentine prototype that you used in the video

[@mattyb567567]

@@ashleybit No you didn't.

[@MinnesotaBA]

Tito shouldn't've let his wife throw a novelty item like that in the trash; coulda given it to a kid or Goodwill or somethin', anything rather than just tossing it 👎

[@mitzicarpenter2820]

I use to collect wrestling figures and items I have a bunch of Hasbro wish I'd gotten my hands on this one If anyone has the Hulk in red and white last I checked its worth alot

[@KirksCORNER-1983]

I do.

[@undertakerfanz8974]

Tito Santana's wife is a fool

[@Rjensen2]

So are you, so who cares?

[@undertakerfanz8974]

@@Rjensen2 so is your mother

[@claybaxter3202]

@@undertakerfanz8974 Yes 😂

[@williamthompson5504]

We're getting an official one in January 23 on Mattel Creations.

[@littlegp18]

Talking about belts. I have an exact perfect copy of Backlund's - Iron Sheik's - Hogan's big green belt. Amazing how heavy and authentic it is. I'm never parting with it

[@tookeetalaska1387]

Tito's wife threw it in the trash ughhh can't get over that.... women! 😆

[@mrknowitalllt1]

WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYBODY DESTROY OR THROW AWAY A CHAMPIONSHIP BELT???

[@legionarybooks13]

To be fair, the destruction was part of the storyline. Much like when Mr Perfect took a hammer to the WWF Championship belt after Hogan's count-out loss to The Genius and they "stole" the belt from ringside. But yeah, Tito has said in more recent interviews that he kicks himself for throwing the green IC belt in the trash (he never mentioned his wife doing it).

[@mrknowitalllt1]

@@legionarybooks13 yeah, i understand when it's part of the show BUT when tito threw it in the trash that's what i'm talking about, that thing is worth a fortune now

[@legionarybooks13]

@@mrknowitalllt1, gotcha. Yeah, Tito seemed a bit distraught about that. Said it wasn't one of the smartest things he's done.

[@mrknowitalllt1]

@@legionarybooks13 lol, i've never heard that story before so when i first heard greg v say it i was like, WTF

[@derekdash2179]

Cause he never should have left Rythm and Blues!

[@davidbonilla7770]

So the dog chewed the doll that he wasn’t allowed to keep?

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

Had the toys as a kid but I've got a little setup bought a wwf Hasbro ring now it's a memorial basically if someone passes away I'll buy a beat up figure that was clearly loved I don't do new I like things to have history & put them in the ring on my shelf it's the only wrestling memorabilia I own anymore apart from my tattoos but some are relics from the 90s like my south park Terry Funk SO 1998 could never get it covered.

[@davecallaway3844]

Greg says Hasbro like Marlboro! Lmao

[@pheejl7534]

I thought that green IC belt was/is beautiful. I remember that match with GV and TS.

[@castries]

Always adorable Greg w/that drip

[@2laughandlaugh]

I have a signed pair of your ring trunks that Eddie Chestlock gave me. Strange to think that the action figure is worth more than your signed trunks.

[@kerpal321]

he looks like 1997 gangrel

[@muhammadal-baghdadi9660]

He looks just like he did in the goonies

[@notoverlyacerbic9574]

" I saw some show on the internet where you can watch it on your phone"... The wonders of modern technology never cease to amaze..

[@stevekelley3709]

He actually said "telephone" which makes it funnier.

[@notoverlyacerbic9574]

@@stevekelley3709 indeed

[@cheriemaceachern9746]

All these clips need to go in a time capsule

[@Am0ment0fB]

I'm glad the hammer can get paid for his old ball sweat. Ha.

[@jamespero6803]

Hasbro's main office is in Rhode Island

[@davidmccaffrey3477]

I can watch this show on my telephone?

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

🤣 let's cut the Hammer some slack. Old school guy 😄

[@davidtaylor328]

BIG BUCKS 💵💵💵💰💵💵💵

[@DrexelWorldNews]

The Six Million Dollar Man: his belt buckle must be worth a GD fortune. I can not trace it, google has it spammed up with counterfeits. I have even posted on Lee Majors social media accounts and gotten no response. I wonder if it is in a museum, does anyone have any information?

[@TheChiefSteel]

I wasn't a huge Greg the hammer Valentine fan back in the day. He was a heel. I grew up in the 80's with Hulkamania. I loved Hulk Hogan. Fast forward to being an older guy now. I love Greg way more than Hogan. It's just how life works I guess.

[@Nonegiven14582]

The best thing with the leg brace in his feud with Ronnie Garvin. At the time I laughed. Looking back it was pure magic.

[@davestuddaman8127]

Uhhh black hair 😆

[@anthonyhilchey8215]

The Hammer 🔨 is Wicked Pissah Cool. My Favorite match Piper/Hammer Dog collar match.

[@MichaelLopez-nc3xz]

I didnt stop playing with my wrestlers till I was 12.. once I saw huge shooters stop playing with them

[@christianraines3032]

Huge Shooters?

[@rickyivey8596]

Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Johnny Valentine the greatest wrestlers of all time.

[@4thandinches]

@rickyivey8596, IYHO, that is.

[@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor]

look like this was filmed at a hotel room in vegas.. Venetian

[@muhammadal-baghdadi9660]

He was great in The Goonies

[@jpayne3616]

Lol

[@StuUngar]

The basketball scene in Deadly Friend is the greatest moment in cinematic history

[@JoeKerr420]

“So the other day a few years ago” 🤔

[@leiflohne3096]

He has a show on the cellphone 🤣

[@dylanbarnes9191]

The other day..few years ago😳

[@timcolley599]

“Hasboro” “Hasbro”, same thing

[@mrscottspodcast]

Greg looks like he has had a hard life.

[@pigs18]

Providence, not Pittsburgh, but great story. Mr. Valentine seems like a great, stand up guy.

[@gp4236]

Pawtucket not Providence

[@pigs18]

@@gp4236 Correct, that's where Hasbro is,, but it's unlikely they were doing a show in Pawtucket.

[@pigs18]

@Bryan Clark Or simply regional pride. Look, it's this and Me, Myself, and Irene. Give us a break!

[@DRUMNICOdotcom]

i like greg the hammer. heʻs cool.

[@noodleschalepah5934]

Let me gets you in the figure 4 😆

[@bustercherry8734]

I gotta 1.25 speed Greg.

[@KirksCORNER-1983]

Hasbro is in rhode island

[@davemcauley8181]

Who sells these bootlegs ?!

[@adambarnhart2188]

3 min video felt like 30

[@blastproces]

worth every dollar bro

[@sAsSnacks]

They wouldn't let me keep it but my dog chewed it up. lol.

[@capri8225]

2:13 was hammer making fun of Jess-Shhee Ventura?!

[@gordonirvine726]

Did Greg say they didn't let him keep it? And then say his dog ate it?

[@mitzicarpenter2820]

LEGEND

[@marshallderriek1858]

Counterfeiting toys that were junk ... what a world we live in

[@maitreyas.4902]

"On the telephone" ? -Weird Science

[@scottanderson8167]

Hasbro is based in Rhode Island

[@walterkoziol3822]

Pawtucket to be more precise.

[@toddtaylor6506]

Did it sound to you like he was saying Hasboro?

[@gregorywilliams8555]

It’s Nice 2C Dat Da🔨Iz Still Kickin!

[@salvagemonster3612]

Not gunna mention the money because he gets cash and doesn’t report it. Good for him

[@Rjensen2]

Huh? He was straight up lying in this video. He never had it.

[@julielee6176]

@@Rjensen2 were you at his house when he got it? Lol stupid people

[@dreadzeppelin85]

Sooo... They wouldn't let him keep the proto, but... His dog got a hold one and chewed it up?

[@hulksmash8159]

Right, he gave it back after it had been chewed up.

[@Rjensen2]

Greg Valentine isn't really known for his honesty.

[@hulksmash8159]

@@Rjensen2 Hey, look everyone, it's a nobody.

[@chazzanschutz6096]

They wouldn't give him the one while he was at the signing (probably cause it was the only one at the time), later, after they went into production, Hasbro sent him one, that's the one that got eaten.

[@RexxReviews]

0:40 "They wouldn't let me keep the prototype" 1:31 "The dog ate the prototype I had it could be worth money" lets make up a story 1 minute after saying something completely different LOL

[@chazzanschutz6096]

I'm assuming the one at the signing was actually the proto type, and after they went into production, they sent him one, and that's what the dog destroyed.

[@julielee6176]

@@chazzanschutz6096 exactly

[@ptccombatfitness6726]

ummm 50 bucks isnt a fortune

[@mattyb567567]

The last one sold for 25k.

[@daerth4423]

You're right. That figure is worth WAY more then that though.

[@redwingscuj031]

Are you soft lol 50 bucks…

[@HumanParaquat]

Is soooomebody a little out of touch lol? "I saw this guy on the internet.. or on the phone err whatever." "I talked to Tito the other day a few years ago." 😂😂🙃

[@user-rd1sz4kk9f]

That was nice of someone's grandma to let you film in her home

[@julielee6176]

It's at the Venetian bendejo

[@rockyruane9379]

Hammer has the personality of a hammer