Greg Valentine - Ultimate Warrior in WWF, Steroids in Wrestling & Rugged Ronnie Garvin

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

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[@chuckhauser6336]

The Hammer’s got some great stories, could listen to him all day

[@rogerdorn38]

If Valentine hasn't written a book he needs too. The guy is incredibly interesting and there is no fluff no ego.

[@thegoldentroll]

Yes, he and I are working on a forthcoming book.

[@darrellwilson7293]

I would definitely buy it

[@j.reveille6815]

when I was 12 my best friends dad worked at the Hamburg pa civic arena where they filmed championship wrestling. I went once or month or so . They filmed all shows for a month in a night. I hung out running wild thru the place, back stage area a between the dressing rooms behind the bleachers, getting Vince water at the tv table. ALL the greats I have pictures with Greg being one of them..... It was insane.

[@reaper060670]

gSpot on bro. Greg Valentine is a cool dude. He’s very interesting to say the least and could write a brilliant book. I sincere in a good

[@swmita]

Without a doubt he is very level headed, smart, but more wise than smart. So much ignorance in their profession. Valentine would have been successful no matter what path he chose in life, it's because he is humble and wise.

[@7thson555]

Greg comes across as straight forward and honest

[@JerichoMile4]

Greg Valentine is A+ interview‼️👍🏻

[@kpax45]

So does King Kong Bundy

[@evalsoftserver]

He Comes across as Very humble, the Greg Valentine I remembered from the 1970s and 80s was Very Arrogant

[@azforu29]

Man it's good to see The Hammer. Super happy hes alright. Guys legendary.

[@Myndir]

Classy wrestler and a classy guy. In both ways, the best kind of Old School.

[@phillywhateverguy]

Wow. Finally a real man. Seems like wrestlers talk a lot of shit. This guy is a straight shooter.

[@thesnapperkeeper]

Valentine is a great interview.

[@faithful360]

Greg is always honest, love his interviews, he's just so frank about stuff.

[@daw162]

I like how it was not popular at the time for anyone to say they thought Jim was an OK guy - because he'd been blacklisted by most of mainstream wrestling. But Greg just comes right out and says "i got to know him and he was a hell of a guy". No hesitation, just said what he thinks - honest truth.

[@terryduffield5860]

Complete professional on every level. Great interviewer too

[@oriondx72]

Valentine could wrestle today and go a hour he hasn't changed at all Legend! great interview.

[@adamsurls4547]

Seeing all these interviews with Greg Valentine I have a whole new additional respect for him as a person he seems like a really cool down to earth guy ... great honest interviews ... really cool guy

[@mringram]

Love hearing these stories from wrestling legends

[@jubankta1627]

Greg I grew up watching you,Hulk,Andre The Giant etc!!!You are certainly one of the very best to ever do it sir!!!

[@gregorykrug8034]

The problem with Valentine versus Piper is that both of them were perfect heels.

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

The hammer likes to do his smiling first thing in the morning ..and get it out the way

[@jubankta1627]

Ha!!Pretty much!!But one of the greats!!!

[@havingfun1968]

That made me laugh. Thanks my friend...

[@MrOccyc]

That’s a good one. Thanks that gave me a good laugh

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

@@jubankta1627 Definetly..he made it look real he took the business serious I was a huge Greg Valentine fan as a kid..his work always looked real and made sense he looked like he was trying to win a legitimate contest..the business needs more Greg Valentine's

[@craigdavies1747]

Guy is straight to the point no BS. Makes a nice change.

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Nice to see Greg Valentine looking so well

[@scottsteel4230]

A real old school in ring warrior if ever there was one. Great to see Greg. Hope he writes a book.

[@raymonddehn1602]

When I was around 17or 18 yrs old Valentine was at the local World Gym training before that evening's match at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. He asked me to spot him while he did dumbdell chest presses. He was a monster. 120 in in hand. Never will forget it.

[@serotoninsyndrome]

R.I.P. The Aud...

[@ricomeh]

Seen Steve Austin at gold's, was cool everyone let him be

[@Hawkeye26]

There are TONS and TONS and TONS of little nothing matches and segments that were put on before the big main event match like a Royal Rumble, back in the day...but the Rugged Ronnie Garvin submission match vs Greg Valentine is a true gem and a beautiful match to rewatch any time. Those 2 had great chemistry!

[@russelltrumble245]

Really like these interviews, I'm hooked.

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

It seemed the almost instant success in WWF went to his head. The common theme I see in the interviews other wrestlers do about him was that they resented him over his huge push from WWF, they thought he was arrogant and an AH, but after a few years when they got to actually know him, he was a pretty cool guy.

[@FIXTREME]

'His' referring to Warrior, for those who don't know

[@scurbag]

Say what you will about warrior but he had an amazing look that connected with the fans he wasn't great in ring at all but at that time the superhero character was extremely over and he did he alot of interest from everyone

[@coolhandcurtj7055]

Loved the Garvin v Valentine battles! I Remember the whole storyline ! Lol

[@brianfuller7691]

I'm sure that all the top level talent really hated the push Ultimate Warrior got.

[@dannaphys5008]

The Hammer tells it like it is. Straight and honest.

[@LuisSanchezLouieLouie]

I was scared of Greg Valentine as a kid. He did his job well. Best wishes to him. Good wrestler.

[@danski6694]

Scared of what? Him beating you to the buffet table?

[@steveg7534]

Love the Hammer...met him wrestling at a legion in esqimalt bc...early 90s...built like a tank...one solid muscle....awesome guy!!!

[@yeahsure8323]

Yeah I’ve taken a few myself....opens bag of Cheetos

[@millyonair9225]

As a huge Warrior mark at the time, I'm glad Vince gave him the huge push. He had the best gimmick (to a 12 year old).

[@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4]

you must be about my age 47

[@scifiguy26]

See he said it..a lot of the wrestlers back then we're jealous of the warrior that's why till this day we get so many bashing Warrior videos

[@kennyhouser3467]

So Hogan gets the same respect from you? There's even more bashing him...

[@scifiguy26]

@@kennyhouser3467 did i miss something? Who the fuck was talking about Hulk Hogan???

[@RJKhey]

@@scifiguy26 He's saying that sometimes people do things that make people dislike them.

[@Shaner373]

people who can actually wrestle should be jealous, cause warrior sucked in the ring. Steroids got him where he was to

[@scifiguy26]

@Mic Rophone agreed 💯 i have watched a lot of warrior videos & every time there's a person like this in the comments section hating on the warrior...if you don't like him why watch his videos?🤷🏽

[@blacksmithbeatz]

When you look up wrestler greg hammers picture should appear

[@craigburbery2551]

He seems like a cool guy so laid back he still looks great,go the figur four leg lock

[@karydickens7957]

Greg doesn't look like he's hardly aged at all.

[@joes4194]

That's because this interview is 20 years old.

[@jimbothompson6540]

@@joes4194 I think he was kidding

[@jakelang806]

Yeah he does.

[@karydickens7957]

@@jimbothompson6540 Lol. It was sarcasm 😄

[@richardl3720]

The Hammer, what a fantastic story teller. Always liked Greg Valentine.

[@evalsoftserver]

Love Greg the Hammer's Honesty

[@jvac1129]

Everybody just praising The Hammer. Well deserved!

[@Jetsetfastfood]

Great interview

[@littledove1292]

greg u look so much like johnny as u got older wow i love johnny

[@rict5878]

Johnny Valentine and Greg looking alike was just a coincidence. They weren’t related.

[@maddogwrestlingfan]

I saw Greg vs Garvin at my High School gym in Shamokin,Pa during a WWF Fundraiser show.. They chopped the hell out of each other to the point they both bled from there chests... It sounded like a shotgun going off every time they made contact...

[@kevinkelly1529]

*their

[@Hengry-hn7rb]

I want to hear more Greg Valentine stories I bet he has like 30yrs worth of some good ones!

[@thewho2482]

Thanks Hammer

[@christophertyler3425]

Pat and Ron both liked the fellas, as well, but so be it. Quality talent!!!

[@loyalamerican8776]

I like the hell out of Greg the hammer Valentine and I always did this man is real and he is honest

[@SidJustice1]

A hard-nosed vet right here. Greg ❤️

[@dougfredricks2017]

I remember seeing his Dad Johnny Valentine on TV as a youngster. Greg was hyped for the Bionic Elbow type smash. He is very interesting to listen to.

[@willyupshaw]

How good was the Hammer? Good enough to carry a tag team with Brutus Beefcake, that good!

[@strange-universe]

and the interviews featuring the two of them

[@OkinInc]

When was this interview conducted please?

[@eamonwright7488]

2000

[@OkinInc]

Eamon Wright cheers.

[@jkarpov3634]

I could listen to The Hammer and Cornette all day

[@ronnycary6675]

Never knew the Hammer is such a class act

[@jamiedoughty6703]

I always liked The Hammer. He just always came across as a cool, down to earth guy. Seems to be doing well.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Always admired Mama Fratelli's views on wrasslin.

[@brandtsavoy6123]

He looks better now than he did 20 years ago

[@davefoster6767]

people with baby fat when they're young look chiseled when they get older

[@Deckardpr]

Let it be understood so that it is clear. Until today he was not and will not be the only one working under Vince on steroids.

[@OkinInc]

Including Vince himself. Juice was like water for most of them for sure. Nothing wrong with it. It’s Professional Wrestling!

[@kenterminateddq5311]

1:03 That's good to hear that Valentine is one of the few who really likes Hellwig (or Warrior). 2:21 BTW, idk why but it feels like Greg is out of it on the way his finger is near his mouth.

[@zachary_attackery]

Honky Tonk Man, Randy Savage, Owen Hart, Godfather were all friends with Warrior

[@igorivanov299]

Warrior was a straight shooter. There wasn't any bullshit with Warrior, you either get him or you don't. Not only a great entertainer, but a great human being.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@igorivanov299 it seems most ppl who hates Warrior are the ones who got injured or got concussions from him like Flair or Heenan.

[@themachine8277]

@@kenterminateddq5311 Flair? You mean Ric Flair? The grown man who bawls his eyes out like a newborn infant when a ladybug flies by him? Ric is an old drunk embarrassment who will be divorced again within the year. Not a verifiable source.

[@foreverred105]

@@igorivanov299 Fully agree and some people cannot handle it but I prefer that anyday then a fake arse kisser

[@darcanjel7]

Greg still looks good!

[@RedDragonM1]

I met him at a con. He was...a little bit impainet with me....but not rude or anything. I asked him "How do you feel when people say it's fake? I know it's not." he said to me: "Whaddya think, kid? It ain't real." "But you were having a good time right?" I said. "Yeah, we had a good time...we had fun, but uh....I broke arms, legs, hell it was tough shit. And I knew what I was doing." Then pointed me in the direction of Victoria. :) She thought I was cute and funny! I mentioned John Cena and his love of star wars, and she just laughed and said "Oh my GOSH! He does love Star Wars! He's like a little kid!"

[@angrybusdriver5656]

"Vince was trying to do his best to get rid of Hogan" never knew Vince wanted Hogan gone.

[@ethanb498]

He knew hogans time was up

[@iwanttoseemrshow]

@@ethanb498 Meanwhile, Hogan has a renaissance and recaptures the spotlight from 96' to '99. According to Vince, Savage's time was supposedly up, too....

[@blueskymars4189]

Always thought he was the spitting image of Johnny Valentine, Greg was better athletically though and easily hall of fame material.

[@jwsmith1470]

Ultimate Warrior got over for the same reason any wrassler does... the fans.

[@sNorENaDo777]

WrestleMania 3... Steamboat beats Savage. WrestleMania 4 ... Valentine beats Steamboat ...Savage beats Valentine ...🤷

[@brandonm8131]

He was one of my favs! My mom called him "the wig" because of his blonde hair. I'd love to hear all about riods back in the day. It really messed some guys up bad in the long run.

[@kraigowaffles2110]

@Marc Carran Ultimate Warrior. Heart attack at age 54 due to steroid use years after he quit taking them.

[@blacksabbath1022]

It was obviously a combination of everything. I'm not sure Warrior was off the juice when he died. I doubt he was injecting the stuff he was on in the 80's but it looked to me like he was still abusing something.

[@wullaballoo2642]

Valentine has always looked like he abused the pies but the fat man is still here.

[@jamesmuller1481]

Greg's hair is 40 years younger than him.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

honest...before tooking about the juice he said he took them...never just throws people under the bus. a wrestlers wrestler

[@FNAFEDITS171]

Valentine speaking truth

[@Home-m3u]

We beat the hell out of each other but it was fun lmao 😅

[@RockyTopSplash]

CLEARLY.. he never "abused" steroids. Haha!!!

[@tarakeshworonline6433]

Nice

[@paulnightwolf9043]

Valentine is the man no cap there 😏

[@axelfoley20]

There is nothing wrong with steroids. Anything can be abused though. Most people are pretty ignorant about a lot of things and if you don't know much about something, you probably shouldn't have too much of an opinion.

[@kennyhouser3467]

I used them to play football past High School. Never really abused them, but used them plenty of times. More often for recovery than gaining muscle or other reasons like that. A reality many people refuse to accept is why I chose to use them in that case. The reason? Literally everyone else was using them. So it was either start using them myself to keep up or fall behind and get cut. PEDs are still rampant in pro sports. The testing just takes awhile to catch up with the chemistry. That's generally why you see busts in cycles. Some athletes get comfortable in their cycles and use them to the point where the testing catches up and get caught. It also helps to find an insider from the testing agencies. Everyone has a price.

[@timfrederick9305]

Back in the Hammers day you didn’t work you wasn’t paid and he was physical in the wrestling ring so he used them for recovery purposes not a thing wrong with that

[@OkinInc]

Agree! This was entertainment. Doping in legitimate completion sports is another issue altogether.

[@azforu29]

More human then human. My goal anyway.

[@jpbart1390]

watching many of these wrestlers interviews, it seems that the heels on average are more reasonable people than the faces.

[@stevemathews8429]

Has Greg ever been excited about anything?

[@slumdogg7119]

Can someone tell me why these interviews are now dropping and a majority of them occurred years ago?

[@jamieslack3147]

Still sporting that long flowing hair, looks like it hasn't grown or aged at all

[@anonymouslegion4928]

Greg is one of the few veterans that can be easily recognized today, he was stif back in the day. Garvin was something else as far as Sid vicious said that garvin would exploit wannabe talents with sexual favors from young men.

[@djoker-jk1sh]

Terry garvin is the one concerned with the sex scandal... Not rugged ronnie garvin, he finished his career in wwf in late 1990. He was a former nwa world champion in 1987. Hands of stone

[@jvac1129]

I dont know how these guys couldn't do certain PED'S. I mean the right kinds especially for recovery. They worked there asses off and destroyed there bodies.

[@derekgaliee4351]

You could of Played The Part of The Video were he said Warrior Got Greg & Everyone More Money 💰 in Australia

[@robertcooney1938]

Greg Valentine still wrestles.

[@Candle_Calmness]

Wtf he's in the same hometown as me

[@20FreeWill]

Not just that but the more muscle you have the more it will protect your bones etc . Throwing 300lb men over your head and being slammed etc must really cause some injuries on wrestlers especially if you start to get injuries they would pile up.

[@daves2822]

Figure 4

[@lavarbukowski578]

The Hammer's cool as hell.

[@williamtyleriii6413]

So who was shooting up

[@philharper1170]

Wasnt

[@kennyhouser3467]

Easy answer? All of them. Just like any other pro sport.

[@The495marauder]

Greg “the fly on the wall” Valentine

[@ivegonerogue9337]

Somthing these guys never talk about is how the fans took to warrior

[@brandoncalpito1372]

Cool hair

[@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4]

off the top of my head these are the people that didn't like warrior to the point where they'd slam him after he died, Ted debiase, Brutus beefcake ,hacksaw Jim Duggan, Jim cornette, Jim Ross, mean gene oakerlund ,matt bourne aka doink, Jake the snake, Bret hart, bad news brown, tito santana the iron sheik, ,here's the people that liked him, sting, macho man, the warlord, the demolition axe and smash, the road warriors hawk and animal, Texas tornado Kerry von Erich, Virgil loves everybody, sensational Sherri, Chris masters, rob van Dam, Roddy Piper, the undertaker, Greg the hammer valentine, Marty jennety from the rockers ,

[@danski6694]

Warrior didnt just “have” a muscle bound body. All the guy did was train and diet. Ate tuna out of the can and the closest he came to sweets was by SMELLING an open bag of cookies! That is serious dedication and a ton of work goes into that!! Valentine ate his ham and cheese sandwiches, pounded his beers, and remained a second tier guy. Oh well Side note, Valentine should have been THANKING the warrior - as his presence on a card undoubtedly drew fans in. Nobody came to see you Greg so cry me a river!

[@tomthebomb3701]

The hammer is hammered

[@lavarbukowski578]

He was great in The Goonies.

[@DubPaj]

???? I believe you are thinking of John Matuszak. I don't recall Greg in the Goonies

[@Arayig1982]

and throw momma from the train too.

[@OkinInc]

Arayig1982 😂😂😂 you’re ruthless bro.

[@1979augistine]

hey you guys

[@adamphillip5305]

@@Arayig1982 Thats the old lady i always think of when i see him lol

[@kingsroun09]

Doesn’t look like he’s aged a bit

[@jakelang806]

yeah he does.

[@scabootie]

Greg looks like a blonde version of Uber Debbie

[@oveidasinclair982]

Can anyone say Nacho Man Randy Savage, the roids just about always get you at you age, even tho you might have stopped them years ago

[@cutekanjii]

Yeah i really never though he was a steriods guy, deffinitely didn't look like a body guy so why would he bother. Always though Valentine, Earthquake and Bobby Heenan wete the ones ones not on roids in the WWF lol and Mean Gene obviously lol

[@cjquallisrtykalcreations4054]

You see alot of the bad things said bout warrior was because of jealousy it's not warrior fsulit he had the look. Bottom line everyone wanted to be on top and when it pushed to the top people will hate

[@seniordavidmanderson9232]

Notice as soon as he starts talking about roids his left hand goes up to cover his mouth.

[@raulrodriguez4006]

Its all about making money and wrestlers who draw money.

[@FreshlyWILD]

He was over tho no one got that pop other than hogan get out of here!