Trained by Johnny Valentine Stu Hart The Original Sheik
Debut 1968
Previous Names Tokyo Joe -masked- (L.A.) Baby Face Nelson Baby Face Fargo Johnny Fargo (WWA) Johnny Valentine Jr Blue Knight (Survivor Series 93)
Finishing Move(s) Figure Four Leg Lock
Favorite Move(s) Elbow
Notable Feuds "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Tito Santana Don Muraco British Bulldogs Ronnie Garvin
Title History AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Jerry Miller defeating Great Kusatsu & Ox Baker (????, 1971); AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Jerry Miller defeating Ox Baker & The Claw (August 11, 1971); NWF (Cleveland & Buffalo) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci (May 11, 1972); NWF (Cleveland & Buffalo) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci (May 24, 1972); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Nick Kozak & Alfred Hayes (Febuary ??, 1973); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Edouard Carpentier (Febuary 14, 1975); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating John Tolos (April 4, 1975); NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Dennis Stamp (July ??, 1975); NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Reno Tuufuli (October ??, 1975); NWA (Tri State) United States Tag Team titles w/Bill Watts defeating Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown (January 7, 1976); NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Tim Woods (November 8, 1976); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Ric Flair defeating Gene & Ole Anderson (December 26, 1976); NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Rufus R. Jones (Febuary 15, 1977); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Wahoo McDanial (June 11, 1977); NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Ric Flair defeating Dino Bravo & Tiger Conway Jr. (June 30, 1977); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Wahoo McDanial (September 7, 1977); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Ric Flair defeating Gene & Ole Anderson (October 30, 1977); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Baron Von Raschke defeating Ricky Steamboat & Paul Jones (June 7, 1978); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Heavyweight title defeating Dino Bravo (April 8, 1979); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Ray Stevens defeating Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat (March 29, 1980); NWA United States Heavyweight title defeating Ric Flair (July 26, 1980); NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Sweet Ebony Diamond (????, 1981); NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Sweet Ebony Diamond (????, 1981); NWA United States Heavyweight title defeating Wahoo McDanial (November 4, 1982); NWA United States Heavyweight title defeating Roddy Piper (May 1, 1983); WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight title defeating Tito Santana (September 24, 1984); WWF World Tag Team titles w/Brutus Beefcake defeating Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (August 24, 1985); WWC Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Miguelito Perez (December 25, 1991); WCW United States Tag Team titles w/Terry Taylor defeating Big Josh & Ron Simmons (Febuary 17, 1992); WWC Universal Heavyweight title defeating Invader #1 in a tournament (August 8, 1993); IAW Heavyweight title defeating Brian Costello (December 6, 1993); NWA (Dallas) North American Heavyweight title Awarded (October ??, 1994); IAW Heavyweight title defeating Iron Sheik (December 1, 1994); IWCCW Heavyweight title defeating Tito Santana (March 3, 1995); NWA (Dallas) North American Heavyweight title defeating John Hawk (March 13, 1995); AWF (American Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles w/Tommy Rich defeating Tony Atlas & Koko B. Ware (May 21, 1995); IWA Heavyweight title won a Battle Royal (January 29, 2005); IWA Heavyweight title defeating Tito Santana (September 10, 2005); CGPW (Canada) Heavyweight title defeating Quinson Valentino (July 8, 2007); AWA-Brew City Wrestling Tag Team titles w/Brutus Beefcake defeating Dinn T. More & Ryan Cross (November 9, 2007); PWO Tag Team titles w/Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart defeating ???? & ???? ()