| 词条 | The Valiant Brothers |
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|article_name= The Valiant Brothers |type=T |image= |caption= |members=Jimmy Valiant[1] Johnny Valiant[1] Jerry Valiant[1] |names= |former_members= |heights= Jimmy: {{height|ft=6|in=2}} Johnny: {{height|ft=6|in=0}} |weights= {{convert|492|lb|kg|abbr=on}} (Jimmy & Johnny) |billed=New York City |hometown= |trainer= |debut=January 5, 1974 |disbanded=1980 |years_active=1974–1980 |promotions=AJPW AWA CWA CWF GCW IWF NWA NWA St. Louis WWA WWWF/WWF |}} The Valiant Brothers were a professional wrestling tag team of storyline brothers "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant, "Luscious" Johnny Valiant, and "Gentleman" Jerry Valiant.[1] The team wrestled for National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation (WWWF/WWF) and World Wrestling Association (WWA).[1] HistoryJimmy and JohnnyWorld Wrestling Association (1974)Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant formed a tag team in World Wrestling Association as storyline brothers. They began wrestling together as heels. They debuted as a team on 5 January 1974 when they defeated Dick the Bruiser and Bruno Sammartino to win the WWA World Tag Team Championship.[2] The titles were held up after a match against Bruiser and Sammartino on 25 January. On 7 February, they defeated Bruiser and Sammartino in a rematch to win the titles, a second time.[2] They became the most popular heel tag team in WWA during their second reign. Their tenure with WWA ended after they lost the tag titles to Wilbur Snyder and Pepper Gomez on 4 May. World Wide Wrestling Federation (1974–1975)Jimmy and Johnny signed with Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in May 1974 and debuted there around that same time. Their biggest success as a tag team came when they defeated Tony Garea and Dean Ho to win the WWWF World Tag Team Championship on 8 May 1974 edition of All Star Wrestling.[3][4] Valiants quickly became a dominant heel tag team as they went on to successfully defend their titles throughout the entire year. They held and defended the titles for over a year before losing them to Dominic DeNucci and Victor Rivera on 13 May 1975.[5] This made Valiant Brothers, the longest reigning champions of their era with a reign of 370 days before the record was broken,[6] fourteen years later by Demolition (Ax and Smash), who reigned as tag team champions for 470 days.[6] After losing the titles, Valiants battled against the likes of Tony Garea, Dean Ho, Chief Jay Strongbow and Haystacks Calhoun.[7] National Wrestling Alliance (1976–1978)In 1976, Jimmy and Johnny left WWWF and joined National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where they toured NWA territories. They debuted in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) in the summer of 1976. On 16 July 1976, they defeated Dean Ho and Ken Mantell to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship.[8] On 10 September, they lost the titles to Porkchop Cash and Tom Jones. They joined San Francisco, California based NWA San Francisco where they defeated Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III) on 4 December 1976.[9] They lost the titles to Pat Patterson and Pepper Gomez on 9 February 1977. Later that same year, they joined Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF). In January 1978, they were awarded the NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship.[10] On 25 January 1978, they lost the titles to Florida natives Mike Graham and Steve Keirn. Jerry and JohnnyWorld Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation (1978–1979)In 1978, Valiant Brothers returned to WWWF but Jimmy retired and was replaced by "brother" Jerry Valiant.[1] Jerry and Johnny began wrestling in the tag team division while Jimmy became their manager. In March 1979, the promotion was renamed World Wrestling Federation, dropping 'Wide' from the name. On 24 March 1979 edition of Championship Wrestling, Jerry and Johnny defeated Larry Zbyzsko and Tony Garea to win the WWF Tag Team Championship.[11] This second version of Valiant Brothers was also successful but Jerry could not achieve the popularity which Jimmy had achieved. In July 13, 1979 they retained the championship in a match against The Jaguar of Colombia[12] and Tito Santana. Jerry and Johnny lost the titles to Ivan Putski and Tito Santana on 22 October.[13] After unsuccessful attempts in winning back the titles from Putski and Santana, Valiant Brothers broke up in the new year 1980, putting an end to the team. AftermathJimmy and Johnny were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 1996 by Owen Hart and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith.[14] All the three Valiant Brothers have reunited one time in the independent circuit during the 2000s.[1] Jerry died on March 10, 2010 in Indianapolis after a battle with advanced Alzheimer's on set by post-concussion syndrome, while Johnny died on April 4, 2018 after being involved in a pickup truck crash in Ross Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, thereby ending any possibility of a reunion. Championships and accomplishmentsJimmy and Johnny Valiant
Jerry and Johnny Valiant
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/v/valiant-brothers.html |title=Valiant Brothers Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=29 June 2008}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/in/wwa/in-wwa-t.html |title=W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indiana)|work=The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo|accessdate=29 August 2008}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/74.htm |title=WWWF Show Results 1974|work=The History of WWE|accessdate=7 September 2008|quote=Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dean Ho & Tony Garea to win the titles}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/ |title=World Tag Team Championship official title history|publisher=WWE|accessdate=7 September 2008}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/75.htm |title=WWWF Show Results 1975|work=The History of WWE.com|accessdate=7 September 2008|quote=Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to win the titles}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/tagteam.html |title=WWE World Tag Team Championship|publisher=Complete WWE|accessdate=7 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803005458/http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/tagteam.html|archivedate=3 August 2008}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/75.htm |title=WWWF Show Results 1975|work=The History of WWE|accessdate=April 28, 2015}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/gttgcw.html |title=NWA Georgia Tag Team Title History|work=Solie's Title Histories|accessdate=7 September 2008}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/sf/rs/sf-nwa-t-shire.html |title=N.W.A. World Tag Team Title (San Francisco)|work=The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo|accessdate=7 September 2008}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-us-t.html |title=N.W.A. United States Tag Team Title (Florida)|work=The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo|accessdate=7 September 2008}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/79.htm |title=WWF Show Results 1979|work=The History of WWE|accessdate=28 April 2015|quote=Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea to win the titles at 10:54 when Johnny pinned Zbyzsko after Jerry and Zbyzsko collided and Jimmy pulled Jerry to the floor, allowing Johnny to take his place in the ring.}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://eljaguardecolombia.com |title=La Leyenda Viva de la Lucha Libre |publisher=El Jaguar de Colombia |date=2011-08-09 |accessdate=2015-03-31}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/79.htm |title=WWF Show Results 1979|work=The History of WWE|accessdate=April 28, 2015|quote=Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant at 13:39 to win the titles when Santana pinned Johnny, the illegal man, with a crossbody after the champions collided in the ring, with Jerry being knocked to the floor.}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/valiantbrothers/bio/ |title=Valiant Brothers' Bio|publisher=WWE|accessdate=7 September 2008|quote=Johnny & Jimmy Valiant were rewarded with the highest honor: induction into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996. Fittingly, they were inducted by British Bulldog & Owen Hart, who were the reigning World Tag Team Champions at the time|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331110134/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/valiantbrothers/bio/|archivedate=31 March 2008}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/information/halloffame/wwe/ |title=World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame|accessdate=7 September 2008|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Further reading{{Portal|Professional wrestling}}The Valiant Brothers’ history is covered in a chapter dedicated to the team in the book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams:
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