Greg Valentine - Why Billy Jack Haynes Got Fired from WWF

Greg Valentine explains why Billy Jack Haynes was fired after some backstage fights in WWF. Streaming now 📺 TitleMatchNetwork.com
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This is from Title Match Network's exclusive new series with the legendary Greg Valentine.
Hammer discusses his matches against Billy Jack Haynes & Ivan Putski in the World Wrestling Federation. Haynes was a big star in Portland who Vince McMahon signed in the mid 80s.
Valentine recalls the backstage fight between Billy Jack Haynes and Iron Mike Sharpe and how that spelled the beginning of the end.
After that, there was an incident on a WWF flight where Haynes allegedly took too much GHB (notorious workout supplement) and was taken off the plane.
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[@TitleMatchWrestling]

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[@LongIslandBK]

I could listen to the Hammer tell these stories all day. Such a cool dude.

[@adambennett2737]

You should hear his story about the ultimate warrior wanting more money and he got Greg to ask for more as well.

[@nerfytheclown]

I just listened to them all week.

[@garrettgrant6049]

I'd have a few beers n few lines and shoot the shit with GHV all day.

[@JerseycatsFishing]

Same here! He seems to be the starightest shooter of all the wwf old guys telling stories these days

[@ericsteadman6687]

Me to

[@Wolves1967]

I love this man!!!! He is the best storyteller and such a classy guy. Could listen to him talk all day!

[@anthonygreen3331]

Stand up guy here. Me and my Marine buddies were eating at a restaurant in NC. When Valentine arrive with his posse the owner of the restaurant told us it was reserved for Mr Valentine. We knew what it was about so we just kindly left.Even thou we could of trashed the restaurant but we took the high road. As we were leaving Valentine said now that the who I need to hang around. So he ask us where we were stationed etc. Then he asked us had we had our meal in which we told the manager asked us to wait until their was a table ready because he had it reserved for him. He called the manager over an laid it on him heavy. He told him because of these guys I can travel all over the world etc. Needless to say he paid for our meal and we sit with him. Great wrestler 100 times better person.

[@davidkos74]

Happy Birthday Marine!

[@anthonygreen3331]

@@davidkos74 Thank you sir

[@spacesex710]

That never happened

[@mox19380]

awesome story

[@mattyb567567]

​@@spacesex710 No chance I agree lol.

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

Ive never heard such a genuine and honest guy...hes so humble...awesome stuff

[@gordonmckay4780]

I met Greg once. He was working for ECCW out of Cloverdale British Columbia Canada and they came through my hometown of Oliver. He wasn't charging for autographs or pictures. And, what a sweetheart of a guy.

[@billxmas889]

He was the True Heart of The Hart Foundation.

[@johngrenier7599]

Greg has such an encyclopedic knowledge of the business, and such a genuine reverence for it AND "the boys". He reveals everything you need to know about the behind-the-scenes stuff without ever coming across like he has a bone-to-pick or is talking sh*t about anyone. Bill "Ax" Eadie is the same. I could watch their interviews forever. They both truly love wrestling and the wrestlers as much as we do.

[@samwhite414]

I wasn't his biggest fan as a wrestler but hes a great dude to listen to and can definitely tell not many maybe only piper loves wrestling as much as him

[@614supercool]

No matter what I'm doing if I see a new Greg Valentine interview pops up I watch it right then and there. Great stuff.

[@SuperJohnMontana]

Sharpe died a few years back. It seemed he fell on hard times after wrestling. He was a legend in Hamilton. RIP

[@johngrenier7599]

One of the best house show matches I have ever seen in person was an '88 Sharpe vs. Boris Zhukov match. Both jobbers. Both heels. And they knew that so they just tore the match up for their own fun knowing half the audience was still at the popcorn stand. Insanely fun, and crazy, AND they gave Mike the win!!!

[@Stefan.X.]

Hamilton....New Zealand?

[@darkhorse1280]

@@Stefan.X. Ontario, Canada.

[@Stefan.X.]

@@darkhorse1280 ohok cool, i lived in Toronto i think it was, when i was very young,. Canadian/NZ'er here, born in nz but have canadian citizenship. visited Vancouver a couple times, beautiful place!

[@michaelkrolewski7406]

Canada's greatest athlete. Lol 😆.

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Talk about two of the toughest guys in the locker room, Billy Jack and Dan Spivey certainly checked those boxes

[@aaronstanley4810]

Billy Jack Haynes vs Hercules Hernandez in the Full Nelson match.... Legendary

[@user-nm5ry4xt5g]

2 great workers.

[@daviddutra656]

Greg Valentine is remembered as a bad ass that did not back down ! Not from anyone ! Thanks for the memories ! I don't know if you're in the hall of fame but you absolutely deserve to be there...

[@frednugent2310]

He is in fact in the WWE wrestling hall of fame. 2004 I think.

[@justmytwobits]

He is wearing the HOF ring.

[@abnerreyesart6625]

Valentines Such a good guy . He gives dirt on other wrestlers but never with the intentions of burying them .

[@scottbreon9448]

EXCEPT Beefcake's wife. LOL

[@Dr-Stu]

My Nanna died in 2018, but seeing the Hammer talk here really reminds me of her. Thanks for the comforting memories GV.

[@__-wm9lu]

Lmaoo

[@michaelvaughn8864]

Sorry for for your loss, sir😟

[@rocknroll6396]

😂😂😂

[@michaelfrazia4569]

taking a fix from the honky tonk man on the way up in am airplane is a recipe for disaster....love the hammers bluntness. just old school straight up like back in the day

[@stylishone]

RIP Iron Mike Sharpe - Canada's Greatest Athlete

[@mistermikeyjay]

As Iron Mike would say, "Aaargh raarrrgh haarrrgghh urrraghh..."

[@bryanstone654]

Greatest quote from Iron Mike "I have never experienced such an experience"

[@scottbreon9448]

@@mistermikeyjay So in other words...my drunken uncle

[@thechosen481]

The Hammer still looks good for his age. I enjoyed this story. I even remember GHB being a topic once on Intervention.

[@shirleypena4133]

@Guy Dupre' Greg looks every day of his seventy years, but he always dresses stylish and he carries himself with class.

[@jasonbink5276]

A couple of stories I haven't heard before. Valentine has seen it all. These interviews are great.

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Poor iron Mike passed in 2016 bless him. Could listen to wrestling stories all day from my era of wrestling in the 80s and 90s.... and still I'm a fan.

[@Powers3848]

Hear, hear.

[@patricklohr5537]

Iron mike was one of my favorites

[@randybarnett2308]

I liked Iron Mike Sharpe too, but my Uncle used make fun of him --- he called him Tin Mike Dull !!!😀😀👍

[@danoc51]

I've never heard Valentine discuss his early run in the NWA Los Angeles territory where he was supposedly sent to learn bad-guy wrestling under the great heel and master of promos, Golden Greek John Tolos. They ended up in a feud and loser-leave-town match. Tolos lost. Anyway, we've heard Valentine discuss just about everything else and I would love to hear about his time in L.A. and what Tolos was like. Southern California wrestling was spelled T-O-L-O-S in the 1970's. Tolos v. Blassie in the L.A. Coliseum was the highest-attended wrestling match for in L.A. for many years. But today we very, very rarely hear anything about the early Southern California territory. The promoter, Gene LeBell, is still alive at 89 yo. He would be a great interview as he was good friend of Bruce Lee, was a wrestler and one of the toughest guys in L.A., beat a murder charge due to illegal wiretapping, has been seen in a lot of movies and television, all in addition to being the NWA L.A. promoter as the territories saw their last days.

[@Jim-Tuner]

Agreed. I'd like to hear more about him working in California.

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Thank you for the great suggestion. We will ask Mr. Valentine 🔨 on our next visit.

[@greyjedi6430]

@@TitleMatchWrestling that is so cool that , you are going to ask him that , and that u are interested in the guys comment that is so awesome to misquote Jeff Jarrett Ain't u great 💪💪💪🤣🤣🤣

[@QuentinDude]

@@TitleMatchWrestling Ask Greg if he was ever worried if Rugged Ron Garvin would garvin stomp his testicles purposely during their feud in WWF

[@XxowendanxX]

Gotta love a guy who beats a murder rap on a technicality

[@rdogg222]

Hammer knows how to tell a story. Riveting stuff. Keep those interviews coming.

[@davidcoleman9317]

Love the Hammer. I told him long ago at the Capital Centre that I knew wrestling was a work and he smiled at me. Then I told him But I always thought his matches were real. He said thank you and gave me a big hug. I will never forget it. This was long before Vince exposed the business to the world .So I guess it made my comment a special one. Love The Hammer

[@jimh.412]

Nice made up story bro. 🙄

[@cardboardempire]

I remember The Hammer as being a very sound technical wrestler. Good matches.

[@tobysgamingworld1550]

I thought GHB wasn’t a thing until the early 90’s. I didn’t know it was popular with the guys during the early 80’s Billy Jack Haynes WWF days. In 96-97 I was in high school and a friend of mine that ran local independent shows was friends with someone in the WWE that lived here. He told us about this stuff called “Blue Nitro” that all the guys were doing. They sold it in giant jugs at GNC and local gyms. A few of my buddies tried it and I’ve never seen people so out of it. The instructions said “take one cap while sitting in bed. Alert someone around you that you won’t be easily awakened or aroused from sleep.” I don’t know how that ever made it for sale on the open market.

[@abc456f]

Billy Jack and Hillbilly Jim came into my gym back in the day. Jim walked on the treadmill and Billy lifted weights. I remember he was doing dumbell wrist curls with a 75 pounder. Strong guy.

[@XxowendanxX]

Too bad he didn't put as much work into his charisma

[@samwhite414]

Was he one of the steroid guys or just into every other drug? Lol

[@abc456f]

@@samwhite414 I think back in the day, those guys were doing anything they could get their hands on.

[@catyear75]

The Hammer looks resplendent! All Time Great !

[@samuelbrownmelvin8101]

I was born here in Tampa and lived here all my life and love the wrestlers I used to go down to the Fort hesterly Armory in CDs guys wrestle for 2 or 3 dollars back in the 1970's

[@jacklandaupresents]

I used to see him a lot in Tyrone Mall in St Pete with his granddaughter when I worked there. She’d run him up & down the mall checking out the stores, usually the Disney Store. We would talk while she was checking out stores, really personable & just an everyday kind of guy.

[@oregonguy13]

Used to work out at Billy Jack’s Gym in Oregon City while on high school. Had the chance to run elbows with many a wrestler and NBA player. Billy Jack was super nice, humble and shy. His wife, clearly a shark in the water.

[@larryfarr320]

I remember when that gym opened. Billy had Hulk Hogan there as well. Hulk was signing autographs. By the time my family got up to get Hulk's autograph they had ran out of 8x10 pictures of him so Hulk started autographing his name on a Billy Jack Haynes 8x10 picture.🤣 I still have my picture of Billy Jack with Hulk's autograph. Good times!

[@rocknroll6396]

interesting comment about BJH wife now that he has reportedly killed her!! please explain why you felt she was a shark?!?!?!

[@adamp2426]

The comment is 2yrs old.@@rocknroll6396

[@monkey2230]

@@rocknroll6396 The gym opened in 1987. It was a different wife. Selena Haynes, not Jan.

[@Deeky76]

I could listen to the Hammer 🔨... Hammer out stories all day long, I can't remember an interview that he actually buries a fellow wrestler.... Seems to be a gent of a chap 👍

[@RepresentIdentity]

I used to watch Billy Jack wrestle at the Portland Sports Arena when I was in my teens. There were some great battles between him and Playboy Buddy Rose back then.

[@timbartley5678]

Yes plus some of the greatest was with rip Oliver

[@timbartley5678]

Yes and it's amazing how many wrestler wrestled with Don Owen's Portland went big time weather it was AWA to NWA or WWF back in the 80s but I think one of the best bigger men in the sport did not get his due was play boy buddy rose I think he was one of the best baby face heels

[@vinylholicsanonymous3871]

Even Dynamite Kid spent some time in Big Time Wrestling. It was a great show. I'd watch Stampede and All-Star (out of Vancouver, which generally sucked) in the morning and Big Time in the early afternoon. I once saw a match where Billy Jack was literally covered in blood from head to trunks. I can't remember the opponent but I remember being horrified.

[@bryanrose4850]

Entertaining listening to the Hammers storytelling

[@keithpasculli7465]

I would like to hear Greg the Hammer tell the story of him riding in the car with the Iron Sheik, Wendy Richter and Moolah when the Sheik kicked Moolah out of the car because she complained about the Greg the Hammer marijuana.

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

Thank you for your time within the Silver Age of Wrestling.

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

My Mom worked at a place in Seattle and she said to us while watching telling us she remembered his face really well.

[@billydeewilliams190]

These stories are golden. Classic. Thanks Mr. Valentine.

[@wendigo1619]

Man the Hammer still has all his hair

[@crazyangus862]

Man o man. Great content. Love it, and love The Hammer. Thx again.

[@dickborg452]

Love Greg's stories. Had his action figure

[@QuentinDude]

Dick played with the hammer?

[@Rexerman89]

"The HAMMER, Billy Jack, and of coarse "Iron" Mike Sharpe.......all greats!"

[@charlesclark9627]

Of course!

[@wingnutwillie]

The greatest athlete in all of Canada

[@Surferjo]

love this video ty

[@jesse7747]

As a kid I hated the Hammer, but when I watch him now I really enjoy him

[@ericsteadman6687]

Title Match Wrestling. Your Greg Valentine interviews are Awesome

[@dwade6322]

This man would be the COOLEST UNCLE ever.

[@msm1876]

Yes! I could listen to the man talk forever.

[@Greeneggsz]

BOMBSHELL TONIGHT - Billy Jack Haynes is the man!

[@Tarantulisimo]

I heard he was one of the legit tough guys -- but sounds like he overreacted with the Mike Sharpe situation

[@exidy-yt]

I've always loved The Hammer, so glad this series has popped into my feed!

[@davidterry919]

Mr Valentine was an extremely talented wrestler. He has entertained people for many years. I would like to think him for all those years he did so .

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

GHB was also known in the UK as GBH. That was the stuff that Regal got hooked on in the later years of WCW

[@scottanderson8167]

Boy howdy but was Billy Jack a monster! He looked like he could tear you in half!

[@jonnyfasttalk3814]

In that pic (from the thumbnail) He looks just like that _"White Monster"_ Nick Comarato guy from AEW, w/ shorter hair.

[@GOLDEN-GRAMS]

Greg the hammer valentine is awesome love hearing his old wrestling stories....

[@babbyfacerevocation2740]

Yeah I can listen to him or talk all day too he's a great storyteller. I hang out with his son sometimes here in town he looks just like his dad in a lot of ways. Merry Christmas Greg The Hammer Valentine thanks for all the great wrestling god bless.

[@destronia123]

First time I ever LOL'ed at a Valentine anecdote.

[@KrustyNorth65]

Excellent storyteller!!! One of my all time fave wrestlers too!

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

I remember Bobby Heenan always calling him Billy Jerk Haynes.

[@fatjec]

That was Jesse Ventura that started calling him that. I loved it. The Body was right.

[@josephgarrison7424]

Remembering a match you had in mid-atlantic ,,Greg Valentine & Joe Leduc vs pork chop cash & Ron Ritchie ????

[@johnarnett6078]

Got to meet him a cpuple weeks ago great guy!!

[@robc5768]

would love to see a pic of Bobby "The Weasel" Henan passed out on GHB...Awesome stories

[@jesuscampos8136]

Very cool dude💪

[@Alanthe918mobilemechanic]

Valentine is dressed up drippin like a pimp. 💧

[@stevelor2777]

I remember seeing Greg Valentine wrestling in the early eighties at Fresno Selland Arena.

[@billschmidt4192]

Greg is a Standup Great Guy!

[@dennyk1024]

Greg is a GREAT story teller..

[@MultiKnick]

Love listening to this guy.

[@liveclassictunes]

The Hammer said it all... just a smoke a joint and enjoy.

[@georgerodgers2732]

Thanks for the advice Greg

[@guntrader5652]

I seen you and Ivan Putski sometime around 79-80 somewhere in central Jersey high school gym I think. I was only 6 or 7 years old. My mother loved you and I liked Ivan.

[@MNWILD43]

I'm glad Greg is doing, well. I remember him well.

[@Scorch1028]

Billy Jack Haynes rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, and he's been mentally unstable for a long time. Billy Jack's use of GHB probably made his psychiatric problems worse. In the WWE you really had to be a "mega star" of the caliber of a Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, or John Cena to be able to get away with "any" illicit behavior, and not get fired. During his stint in the WWE, Billy Jack Haynes was an aging upper-midcarder. He was more expendable than he thought he was, and Vince let him go without any hesitation.

[@JoeyAce]

Iron Mike Sharpe passed away about 5 years ago in Hamilton, Ontario. Natural causes.

[@stevejohnson1577]

Canadas greatest athlete

[@HellhammerSS]

Man, when guys you grew up watching, natural cause death aka old age. That means...eeek

[@bleueggos6798]

He knocked out iron Mike sharp that guy was my second favorite jobber Barry Horowitz was my favorite

[@XxowendanxX]

I liked leapin Lanny poffo

[@barelymanilow7079]

I agree. Honorable mention Louie Spiccoli.

[@ericfisher1360]

The Mulkey Brothers.

[@bleueggos6798]

@@ericfisher1360 The conquistadors

[@death2putin718]

Canada’s Greatest Athlete™️

[@Spooky_515]

Would’ve been a blast working for WWF in them days

[@FingerBreakerWu]

BOMBSHELL TONIGHT!

[@robertdoran2976]

wow good vid Hammer alwaya wondered what happened to BJH .Saw him wrestle in the old NWA at florida Champion ship wrestling.Saw the movie billy jack so expected some martial arts during the match but no dice.He was a 'babyface' that won too.

[@michaelwilson9184]

I loved billy jacks shoots, one way or the other he was nuts

[@adambennett2737]

The last match I saw with Billy Jack was wm3 against hercules

[@woodardkingsbury1648]

Him and the polish power where awesome matches Ivan was my favorite wrestler and superstar billy graham what a monster that guy was

[@todfoulk2371]

This is great! Vince Neil talking WWF! This beer is great! Cheers guys!

[@jeroendejong3487]

Good to see Sunny again.

[@egrintarg230]

Wrestlers who play the villains are cool to hang out with IRL.

[@MrDoneboy]

BTW, I saw his father, Johnny, many times at the Sam Houston Coliseum, in the early 70's!

[@Rexerman89]

I liked Billy Jack, always wanted to know what happened to him...........

[@LoneWolf-1975]

The Hammer sounds like a really cool guy. 😎

[@michaelvance262]

Hail to Billy jack Haynes!!! We go to the same treatment ctr..

[@Grimmreefer34]

My dad used to watch his brother johnny...that was my dads favorite back in the 60s.

[@danielterry6511]

Greg was Johnny's son .

[@Robert-nu4vc]

​@danielterry6511 he still is Johnny's son

[@CatsClaw44]

@@Robert-nu4vc And you're still a bigot.

[@TheFrogballz]

I would love to see an interview with the hammer and The honky tonk Man together...And let them pick each other's minds and tell stories..

[@TheDudeVT]

From what I understand is that Gentleman Chris Adam's was a GHB addict! And he was on it when he went nuts and his friend had to kill him before Adam's killed him! Think Benoit used that stuff as well. Great video I love watching the Hammer tell his stories! It's great love it. Thank you

[@davidveliz7170]

Great stories from this great wrestler. So honest and genuine. I was concerned about his memory lapsing a little bit at the beginning of this interview though.

[@lhawksey]

Hopefully it was just one of those random brain farts we all get sometimes

[@user-if6bl2xn6v]

He looks exactly the same as he did in the 80's!

[@tomcampbell9411]

BJH is a rock star

[@timz7171]

great stories by the greats

[@alanstrong3295]

Billy Jack embarrassed Jake Roberts on TV with a full nelson. Job well done. Did so in Fort Worth way back when.

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Monday, 12/3/1984 (WCCW ) Fort Worth,Texas: Will Rogers Coliseum: Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jake The Snake Roberts ( Airdate on TV 📺 Saturday , 12/8/1984 )

[@deanwille8130]

The Hammer played such a great heel but is such a cool guy in these interviews

[@pantangela]

The 80s were tons of fun.

[@georgerodgers2732]

Loved Iron Mike Sharpe and his loaded metal in his wrist band

[@daviderickson8699]

As an adult remembering those shows from my childhood, I wonder if he actually did have anything in there that he moved or if he just pantomimed that whole thing. I kind of vaguely remember some camera close-ups that seemed to show the outline of something?!? Now whatever it is that is nerfed when turned one way and lethal when "adjusted" through the leather band, I have no idea. But Iron Mike sure did sell that story every week....

[@ericsteadman6687]

Greg Valentine,so Incredible

[@johnnyx9892]

Billy Jack finally snapped for real. He is going away for the rest of his life.

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

I thought Billy Jack was in the shower and Pat Patterson tried to get him but Billy said no way and Pat patterson made a huge stink to Vince. That is the story I heard from a long while back from Billy Jack.

[@kevthegoat8774]

Billy Jack says a lot of things, he's also claimed he witnessed the boys on the tracks incident and the hit on Michael Francke as well as claiming he and Vince McMahon might be brothers.

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

@@kevthegoat8774 so no telling what then . . . I would love to hear Billy explain the brother story though, it sounds rather entertaining.

[@rooklane3925]

@@kevthegoat8774 is his story about the boys on the track bullshit? Funny his explanation is more plausible then what the police or anyone claimed happened. One this is for sure they didn't smoke a joint and take a nap on the tracks. R.I.P.

[@kevthegoat8774]

@@rooklane3925 The way he talks about it sounds legit but it's not like he couldn't of just watched a bunch of documentaries on it, Sharlene Wilson who was actually there even admitted to stabbing one of the boys as they all had to do something never mentioned a huge man in a suit and a mask which Haynes claims is what he wore so no one knew who he was. The fact that it's also the second big mystery murder that Haynes claims he was a part of yet no witnesses have ever mentioned him is suspect.

[@rooklane3925]

@@kevthegoat8774 definitely sounded fair fetched but like I said closer to the truth then we got. I have read and watched a bit on the case but this sharlene chick is new to me. Is there a video of her story?

[@cb3648]

The first time I did it, Honky Tonk Man gave it to me. LOL

[@sbielecki1974sb]

Bobby Heenan getting high lol

[@takerdust]

and says shit to Mongo for doing coke