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Johnny Valiant

Also known as John Valiant, Johnny V, John L. Sullivan, John Sullivan, Johnny Sullivan

Personal Data

Birthday:

25.11.1946

Birthplace:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Day of death:

03.04.2018 (at the age of 71)

Cause of death:

Autounfall

Gender:

male

Height:

6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight:

240 lbs (109 kg)

WWW:

https://www.facebook.com/johnny.valiant.54

Career Data

Alter egos:

John L. Sullivan
    a.k.a.  John Sullivan
    a.k.a.  Johnny Sullivan
Johnny V
Johnny Valiant
    a.k.a.  John Valiant

Roles:

Singles Wrestler (1967 - 2006)
Tag Team Wrestler (1967 - 2006)
Manager
Color Commentator

Beginning of in-ring career:

1967

End of in-ring career:

2006

In-ring experience:

39 years

Wrestling style:

Allrounder

Trainer:

Bruno Sammartino & Al Costello

Nicknames:

"Luscious"

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Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 20

Number of comments: 6

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Average rating: 5.25 [20]

Average rating in 2026: 6.33 [3]

Average rating in 2024: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2023: 5.00 [2]

Average rating in 2022: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2021: 4.00 [2]

Average rating in 2020: 5.50 [2]

Average rating in 2019: 6.00 [1]

Average rating in 2017: 4.00 [1]

Average rating in 2016: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2014: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2013: 4.00 [1]

Average rating in 2010: 6.00 [1]

Average rating in 2009: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2007: 6.00 [2]

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PEW565 wrote on 15.09.2026:

[7.0] "Johnny Valiant was probably the best worker out of the Valiant trio. A great territory era tag team heel wrestler"

Thisdude wrote on 26.07.2026:

[8.0] "His peaks were in the WWWF as a tag team champion with Jimmy and then Jerry and as a manager, these were probably his best roles. He often jobbed to the likes of Ivan Putski and others. Although he could wrestle somewhat he was a good manager and talker. When I found out he passed it was terrible. RIP "Lucious" Johnny Valiant."

Giantfan1980 wrote on 23.05.2023:

[4.0] "I liked him better as the goofy manager. Couldn't take his selling as a wrestler seriously. Just overly comedic in personality and hard to follow what the hell he was on about. Maybe this is where the Ultimate Warrior got his ideas on cutting promos?"

Conquistador37 wrote on 08.05.2022:

[5.0] "Guilty pleasure, so bad it's good kinda stuff. I get a cheap chuckle out of the guy. Some of his selling style would later be used to greater heights via The Honky Tonk Man."

krukster wrote on 15.08.2021:

[4.0] "As manager and TV announcer he was terrible. As a wrestler in the mid 80's way past his prime he was sub par. If you check out his tag matches from the 70's he was slightly above average and held the WWWF tag titles with his brother Jimmy for a year. Nothing spectacular."