Johnny Valiant

Wrestler/Manager: "Lucious" Johnny Valiant
Real Name: Thomas Sullivan
Birthday: November 25, 1946
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Billed from New York City
Moved to Queens, New York
Marital Status:
Height & Weight: 6'0" - 245 lbs
Trained by: Al Costello
Debut: 1967
Previous Gimmicks: John L. Sullivan
Johnny Sullivan
Lucious Johnny
Lucious Johnny V. (WWF)
Finishing Move:
Favorite Moves:
Notable Feuds: Tom Jones

Titles Held:

WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino (January 5, 1974);
WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino (February 7, 1974);
WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Tony Garea & Dean Ho (May 8, 1974);
NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Dean Ho & Ken Mantell (July 16, 1976);
NWA (San Fransisco) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating The Royal Kangaroos (December 4, 1976);
WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Moose Cholak & Paul Christy (February 12, 1977);
NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant [presumably recognized upon arrival] (January 1978);
WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant defeating Wilbur Snyder & Dominic Denucci (July 22, 1978);
WWA (Indianapolis) World Heavyweight title defeating Dick the Bruiser (April 25, 1981);
AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Valiant;

Career Highlights:

Lucious Johnny formed an extremely successful heel tag team with Jimmy Valiant known as the Valiant Brothers..
Johnny V. became a manager in the WWF and led his "Dream Team" of Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake to the WWF Tag titles..
Johnny V. had a short stint in the AWA managing the "Destruction Crew" of Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos to the AWA Tag titles..
Lucious Johnny now does very successful professional comedy routines in New York City..
Johnny Valiant will be doing one of his "An Evening with Johnny Valiant' shows on 7/11 at the Darress Theater in Boonton, NJ..
September 10, 2005--Piledriver Pro: The Patriot & Kid USA w/Johnny Valiant beat Sheik of Baghdad & Tiger Kahn w/The Iron Sheik..

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