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In the News (Mon 4 Jun 12)

  
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Valentine claimed the evidence was offered to prove that he had a motive not to risk driving when he was in the process of having his driving privilege restored.
ANALYSIS Valentine first contends the Commonwealth conceded that the evidence was relevant, and, therefore, it is barred from asserting on appeal that the evidence was irrelevant or that the trial court's ruling was harmless error.
Valentine denied that he was the driver of the truck and offered the evidence to establish that he had a motive to refrain from driving.
www.courts.state.va.us /opinions/opncavtx/1110973.txt   (2410 words)

  
 Johnny Valentine
Johnny Valentine was the wrestler that made wrestling real for me. His matches were stiff and brutal affairs and anyone over 40 who saw one live, never and I mean NEVER forgot him.
Valentine was in the middle of the card that night and he was in the main event from then on.
Valentine then climbed to the second rope and dropped an elbow on Rhodes head and that was not a move Valentine ever did before in Greensboro.
www.tvparty.com /80swrestling/19-johnny.html   (1975 words)

  
 WrestleLine.com
Valentine connects with a punch to the ribs and begins fighting back to his feet, and the crowd roars its approval.
Valentine made quick work of the jobber, needing only three hip tosses and a "brain buster" (the commentator's name for an elbow smash to the back of the head - NOT the brainbuster suplex) to dispose of Jones.
Johnny Valentine was among the elite of his era.
www.wrestleline.com /columns/circa/circa042701.shtml   (1224 words)

  
 Valentine, Greg Wrestleinfo
Johnny Valentine, Greg was originally billed as Johnny’s brother because promoters did not want Johnny to be viewed by fans as being too old.
Valentine then formed a team with the legendary Ray "The Crippler" Stevens The two went on to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Jay Youngblood and Ricky Steamboat in an extremely controversial match where there was some question as to whether the legal man had been pinned.
Valentine was winding his career down in the NWA and was getting ready to move to the WWF where he would continue his destructive ways.
www.wrestleinfo.com /Page16.html   (1272 words)

  
 The fans recall Johnny Valentine
Unlike the paper champions of today, Johnny Valentine gave 110% to every match and when he won (which was most of the time), it was a clean victory.
Valentine was a tough man, and he was exciting to watch.
Johnny and the recently deceased Toni Parisi (know at the time as Antonio Pugliese) were defending their WWWF United States Tag Titles against Baron Mikel Scicluna and Smasher Sloan.
www.canoe.ca /SlamWrestlingBiosV/valentine_fans-can.html   (3684 words)

  
 A Valentine Date   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Johnny’s mind focused on the rescue as he glanced at the call slip and kept a close eye on the route they were taking.
“Johnny, I was merely commenting on the fact that you haven’t mentioned her name for a while.” He put his turn signal on as he drew near to the station.
Johnny, who was filling his mug, answered without much thought, “Chloe.” As soon as the word popped out of his mouth he slammed his cup down, spattering himself with the hot liquid.
audreys-efanfic.freeservers.com /avalentinedate.html   (4550 words)

  
 Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
The Brain Buster elbow drop was Valentine's finisher, and he also used the Human Torture Rack and the Atomic Skull Crusher elbow smash.
During his illustrious career "Handsome" Johnny Valentine amassed an impressive 50+ championships belts, varying from the Florida title-the first he held-beating Danny Dusek on July 17, 1950 to the U.S. title in the Mid-Atlantic territory, which he beat Harley Race for in 1975.
Valentine would still be around wrestling for years, however, at ringside in the Mid-Atlantic, and through the exploits of his son, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
www.pwhf.org /halloffamers/bios/valentine.asp   (452 words)

  
 Warned.net - Wrestling Profile of Greg The Hammer Valentine
He later changed his ring name to Greg The Hammer Valentine, and was billed as Johnny Valentine's brother, not his son, because of fears that the elder Valentine would be thought of as too old to be a legitimate threat.
Valentine defeated Tito Santana for the WWF Intercontinental Championship on September 24, 1984 in London, Ontario.
On October 3, 2005, Valentine made an appearance at WWE Homecoming, and on October 23 he was defeated by Rob Conway (then using the gimmick of a "legend killer") on an episode of WWE HEAT after Eugene interfered on his behalf, causing the referee to award a victory via disqualification to Conway.
www.warned.net /GregTheHammerValentine.html   (2049 words)

  
 Johnny Valentine's fight for life
Valentine took a second turn for the worse when his respiratory failed and he fell into a state of unconsciousness on September 5th.
Valentine, you're going to have to stand there and push on his chest so he can breath.' I pushed on his chest and stomach for ten hours without stopping, begging John and pleading with him to take another breath.
Valentine has relied on the power of prayer and her Christian beliefs to help her fight for her husband in his hour of need.
www.sunmedia.ca /SlamWrestlingBiosV/valentine_00dec21-can.html   (1780 words)

  
 Valentine still "hammering" away
Valentine is convinced that Hogan's "retirement" is his escape hatch so he can pursue bigger and better things such as a run for the U.S. presidency.
If there is to be a fourth major wrestling federation Valentine is confident he'll be a legitimate contender in the title hunt and perhaps put his 28 years of experience in the industry to work behind the scenes booking matches and angles.
Valentine played a major role in the WWF's wrestling revival in the eighties as a singles grappler and then as a WWF Tag Team Champion with his long-time pal Brutus Beefcake.
www.chl.ca /SlamWrestlingArchive/dec8_valentine.html   (1718 words)

  
 Johnny Valentine - Moviefone
Johnny Valentine at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, August 30, 1958.
Johnny Valentine was from Seattle, Washington, and his real name was Jonathan...
Johnny Valentine - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Johnny Valentine Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/johnny-valentine/301302/main   (100 words)

  
 Obituary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Johnny Valentine, a former professional wrestler whose career was shortened by injuries in a 1975 plane crash, has died at 72.
Valentine was U.S. heavyweight champion in October 1975, when a plane carrying him and four others ran out of fuel and crashed.
One son, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine of Florida, is a 33-year veteran pro wrestler.
www.gerweck.net /johnnyvalentine.htm   (215 words)

  
 Flair, friends remember Johnny Valentine
Johnny Valentine was a man's man and tough as nails.
"[Valentine] got out there and wrestled this opponent, and beat the heck out of him all over the place, smashed him, and the fans were going to come in the ring.
Again and again Valentine would use his signature move until Rogers would fall to the mat allowing Johnny to get a near pin (Rogers was world champion during many of their matches and would drape his foot over the bottom rope during the very last part of the "three" count)."
slam.canoe.ca /SlamWrestlingBiosV/valentine_memories-can.html   (2238 words)

  
 Shades Of Gray - Middle Class and Middle Aged in “Middle Buffalo” » “Me and Johnny ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
As the fates would have it, that match was to be Johnny Valentine’s last match ever in Buffalo.
Valentine had hit his peak years there, in his early and mid 40’s, and he had some fierce battles with Paul Jones, Wahoo Mc Daniel and Tim Woods that are still talked about to this day.
Johnny “Valentine” Wisniski died of a heart attack in Texas in 2001, at the age of 72.
www.shadesofgray.wnymedia.net /?p=173   (834 words)

  
 The Red Fox and Johnny Valentine'sBlue-Speckled Hound. Woodlane Farm Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Richly illustrated in color, the engaging story is that of Johnny Valentine -- a boy with an unusual hound pup and a special friend named Tennessee.
There he marauds among the local farms, creeping and drifting along the cover of darkness to steal chickens, avoid the boys of the neighborhood, acquire a mate, and outrace and outsmart the hounds that the local farmers sometimes set upon his trail.
Yet they arise out of everyday episodes in the life of a country fox, and the lives of the hounds and people that pursue him and become familiar with his beauty and agility, his phantom-like wiliness, and his unpredicatbility.
www.woodlanefarm.com /redfox.html   (279 words)

  
 Valentine, Johnny Wrestleinfo
When wrestlers and fans talk about legitimate tough men, Johnny Valentine is at the top of the list.
Valentine was famed for his brutally stiff style in the ring and the epic feuds he had with Wahoo McDaniel.
Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and was billed as Greg’s brother because promoters did not want him to be viewed by fans as being too old.
www.wrestleinfo.com /Page15.html   (103 words)

  
 Greg Valentine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.
Valentine went on to tour the independent circuit, wrestling in Japan, with the Hamilton-based International Championship Wrestling promotion and with the American Wrestling Federation.Starting in the summer of 1996, Valentine made several appearances with WCW over the course of the next two years.
In AWA Superstars of Wrestling, Valentine regularly wrestled Tony Atlas.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greg_Valentine   (2719 words)

  
 Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
The next big Valentine matches were against Dusty Rhodes and these matches were brilliant in that they were the set up matches towards the biggest most remembered feud in the 1970s, Johnny Valentine versus Wahoo McDaniel.
The match was stopped on a countout with Valentine keeping the title.
Then came the Wahoo versus Valentine feud and I am telling you, nobody that saw a match between these two ever forgot it.
www.kayfabememories.com /Regions/macw/macw37-2.htm   (1226 words)

  
 Greg Valentine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
His father, Johnny Valentine, is a legend in the game, plus Greg was
Valentine to retire from wrestling after suffering partial paralysis.
Valentine would move on to the WWF in '83-'84.
www.carlson316wrestling.net /halloffame/gregvalentine.html   (595 words)

  
 Johnny Valentine
"Johnny has helped many singers, including myself, learn the importance of singing with dynamics and longevity.
"John Valentine is one of the greatest singers I know as well as being highly educated and highly qualified to teach the art of singing.
John Valentine is the ideal voice teacher for all ages.
www.johnvalentine.biz   (371 words)

  
 Johnny Valentine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johnny Valentine (born John Theodore Wisniski, September 22, 1928 – April 24, 2001) was a professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades, ending due to an aircraft accident in 1975 (which Ric Flair was also in) which left him crippled.
He was approximately 6' 4" tall and weighed 255 pounds, with bleach blonde hair and striking good looks.
He had long running rivalries with Bobo Brazil, Pat O'Connor, Antonio Rocca, Lou Thesz, Harley Race, The Sheik, Wahoo McDaniel, Bruno Sammartino, Johnny Powers, Antonio Inoki and Jack and Jerry Brisco.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Valentine   (360 words)

  
 Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Johnny Valentine was the wrestler that made wrestling real for me. His
Johnny Valentine was about six-two and about two- fifty.
Valentine bent White over the top rope and delivered the Hammer-ing forearm and he knocked the air out of him with one blow.
www.kayfabememories.com /Regions/macw/macw37.htm   (972 words)

  
 WWE: Superstars > Hall of Fame > Greg Valentine > Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
One of the toughest, most rugged competitors ever to come down the pike, Greg Valentine more than carried on the tradition first established by his legendary father, the late Johnny Valentine.
Prior to that, Valentine enjoyed a lengthy reign in 1985 as Intercontinental Champion, defending that title against the late Junkyard Dog at the first WrestleMania and waging countless battles with fellow 2004 inductee Tito Santana.
His hard-hitting style in the ring will never be forgotten by those who saw him, and along with Flair and Hall of Famer Buddy Rogers, he helped make the figure-four leglock a household word.
www.wwe.com /superstars/halloffame/gregvalentine/profile   (295 words)

  
 Obsessed With Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Johnny Valentine is the father of WWF Hall of Famer Greg "The Hammer" Valentine..
Johnny Valentine formed a tag team with Chet Wallich known as the Atomic Blonds in the National Wrestling Alliance..
October 4, 1975: Johnny Valentine was involved in a plane crash with Ric Flair, Bob Bruggers and "Mr.
www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/j/johnny-valentine.html   (1622 words)

  
 Johnny Valentine passes away
Johnny Valentine was from Seattle, Washington, and his real name was Jonathan Wisniski.
With his cocky attitude, long blond hair, the tanned, athletically-built Valentine was one of the most hated men of the 'Golden Era' of wrestling.
Thesz's wife Charlie sparked the interest of the Cauliflower Alley Club and friends of Johnny in contributing to his medical bills, which mounted as different doctors diagnosed things differently.
www.sunmedia.ca /SlamWrestlingBiosV/valentine_obit-can.html   (608 words)

  
 Johnny Valentine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
DALLAS (AP) - Johnny Valentine, a former professional wrestler whose career was shortened by injuries in a 1975 plane crash, has died at 72.
Professional wrestler ``Killer'' Karl Kox called Valentine a ``legend in the business.
Born John Theodore Wisniski in Seattle, Valentine fought his first match at 19.
members.aol.com /deathpool/obits01/valentin.html   (211 words)

  
 Champions of the Galaxy. Wrestling champions in the GWF are listed based on one of the greatest game newsletters around!
Johnny Valentine, a wrestling superstar that graced the ring from the 1950's to the 1970's, died earlier this year.
Johnny Valentine gave permission to Filsinger Games to produce a playing card before he died.
Valentine's wife, Sharon Valentine, has given her blessing to the project so that her husband's legacy can live on.
www.filsingergames.com /bundypressrelease.htm   (1743 words)

  
 Wrestling Observer - headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A few weeks back, news broke that Greg "The Hammer" Valentine was calling out Hulk Hogan regarding the heavily rumored and widely believed plan that Hogan shot down that would've seen the two do battle at WrestleMahnia 22.
Johnny Valentine, Greg's father, is the next topic.
Valentine was in Phoenix when he got the call to be a part of the WWE
www.wrestlingobserver.com /wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=15865   (1569 words)

  
 Smash Wrestling - interview with Greg The Hammer Valentine
This interview was conducted before the passing of his great father, Johnny Valentine!
It just turned out to be crazy timing that I am running this after Johnny's death!.
I know you have been very stressed with the sickness of your father, Johnny.
www.firetank.com /smashwrestling/interview-valentine.shtml   (3341 words)

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