Greg Valentine - How Much My WWF Wrestling Figures Pay in Royalties
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2021
- Greg "The Hammer" Valentine discusses how much money he makes on his WWF wrestling figures (LJN, Hasbro, Mattel). Streaming now 📺 TitleMatchNetwork.com
No one tells it like it is better than the Hammer! Valentine has had many different wrestling figures produced by WWF (now known as WWE) over the years.
Back in July 1984, Vince McMahon (owner of WWF) and LJN signed a licensing agreement for the production.
Greg Valentine would be featured heavily in Series 2 which hit shelves in 1985. He was also released as part of the Dream Team tag set with Brutus the Barber Beefcake. The LJN wrestling figures sold huge in the 1980s.
In 1991, Valentine was supposed to be part of the Hasbro Series 2 collection with Honky Tonk Man. However, Rhythm and Blues broke up so the figure was scrapped. Hammer would go back to the blond hair by Series 3.
Find out how much Valentine and other WWF wrestlers were making off their merchandise. Hear how often superstars get paid royalties from their image and likeness.
Also, get Greg's opinion on his new WWE figure recently released by Mattel.
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LIKE if you want more Hammer 🔨
or be put in a figure four if you don't want more! ;)
His interviews are freaking tremendous.
I would like to meet with Jonathan Anthony Wisniski.
I didn’t know that China made buff Donald Trump figures
Those wrestlers back then were a whole different breed. They deserve every penny that was the foundation it still sits on. 😎👍
But you know who got the money!
@@EdsterIIIVince
@@EdsterIII you should actually watch the video. he credits vince with setting him up for life with loads of money.
The "Hammer" seems like the most down to earth Superstar to come out of the WWF. I'm happy to see him doing so well.
me to..
Greg the Hammer, while certainly not warm and fuzzy, is a straight shooter. The way he recounts stories sounds realistic and not an attempt to make himself look better, or make himself out to be a victim. I appreciate that he lets you know how Vince set up a lot of the wrestlers with a retirement income stream.
In his interviews, Don Muraco also comes across as humble and recounts his stories without making himself out to be a martyr or hero. By contrast, Honky Tonk Man certainly has an axe to grind and rips people left and right during interviews.
Great wrestler
@@MortonT1958 Being "warm and fuzzy" is overrated anyway. Because most of the time I've crossed such people, they've USUALLY come off to me as putting on an act/faking it.
indeed a Legend
The Hammer is pure professional wrestling. In ring work was just excellent. Very underrated all-time in my opinion. I saw his Dad wrestle in 1971 in Detroit. Like father, like son 👍👍
Such a chilled out guy. I still have his Hasbro figure from 30 years ago.
Chilled out? How about burned out! 😇 yepper!
So do I... That punch he had was stronger than anyone with the same punch mechanism.
@@johnconway7484 I wrestled Greg a few times in my life stiff as a board... but puts on great matches with you
I still have his big rubber figure from 30-35 years ago. No idea who made those.
@@CamaroAmx i forget but a quick search shows they're from the rock'n roll wrestling era. I have a bunch still but theyre in battle damage conditions. If i knew as a kid they would be worth a few hundred dollars id kept every thing in the boxes. Especially my gi joes, tmnt, ghostbusters, and transformers.
Greg Valentine is a class act , I met him with my son years ago and he was just so humble , soft spoken. One of the all time greats
Hammer not bitter is one of the great things I've seen today.
That and good news about Vince McMahon. He doesn't get enough credit for taking care of his past workers.
@@jaylenbrownfan2112 think Vince probably would of took care of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in the long run but they threaten Vince by leaving and he doesn't tolerate disloyalty. I don't know? I'm just speculating 🤷♂️
Nice to hear about the royalties from the LGN dolls
Good job Vince Jr
@@cliffjacks9103 Vince did take care of Scott Hall since WWE has paid for several of his rehab stints over the years.
Who downvotes this guy? He seems as genuine as you can be. Pretty much has something good to say about everyone.
Probably 12 jobbers he chopped the shit out of.
Probably some petty rival fans from back in the day.
Ronnie Garvin did it " State of your hair!"
@@bloodanddajugs Loved Hands of Stone Ronnie Garvin.
People who hate Vince
Greg is so down to earth. I've enjoyed these videos. He was such a heel back in the day when I was a kid but I have nothing but respect for this guy.
hes a Virgo what u expect lol Salt of the earth !
Really appreciate you watching!
I’m so glad to hear that these guys were looked after. I usually only hear the horror stories. The original Greg the Hammer Valentine wrestling figure was the first one I ever wanted, and got. ( After I laid on the floor at K-Mart and cried till I got it! uuugghh) Fast forwarding 30 years, and well before UA-cam’s resurgence of the best generation of wrestlers ever, I walk into The Nashua House of Pizza in Nashua NH and there he was sitting with some other wrestlers from that era at a birthday party. I was in total shock and disbelief but I managed to give him a thumbs up and he nodded back at me. I often wish that I went over and said a simple thank you for making my childhood a good one but I’m more proud that I let him eat in peace with his friends. I highly doubt he’ll ever read this but just incase ….. Thank You Mr, Valentine. I appreciate all the bumps, bruises, and blood you gave to entertain us. And I hope life is and continues to be well for you ! ☮️ & ❤️
He's also thanking you for funding his retirement.
They're not dolls THEY'RE ACTION FIGUUUURES
Fraid Not
Toys 🧸 lol
@@buttneked3963 No, they are action figures. Barbie is a doll
@Dennis Leavitt Fresh Prince
Lol. Will Smith.
He still drives his car from the 70s. Classic man literally.
Scott Hall says he makes more in merch in retirement than he did when he was Razor Ramon.
Damn. Makes me happy knowing that they are taken care of.
I hope that Scott didn't blow his money on drinking. But yes, they make money on royalties too.
That’s pretty awesome that Vince looked out for these guys for the future!!!
He gets credit for that.
Of course, he gets his cut of that, too.
Lol
Yeah but how many did he kick to the kerb with nothing would be a hell of a lot more than he looked after.
For some of them, sure it's great. For many others from that era though, they *weren't* offered royalty deals, were generally screwed over, and deserved much better. Kamala was the first that came to my mind.
@Hausbrauen If Vince sucked so bad why did Kamala work for him? Nobody forced these guys to go to the WWF. If Vince was that bad why work for him? Kamala was great to watch but his gimmick was extremely limited. Kamala could have stopped wrestling and gone out to get a real job.
if WWE marketing has any brains left they should immediately release a greatest hits dvd of the HAMMER!!!!!!!
Preach!!!
I would like a DVD of nothing but the Hammer doing his patented face plants.
Him vs ronnie garvin great memories lol
Hammer time!
For all 6 people left still own dvd players
Never thought the Hammer would be one of my favorite interviews
I'll take a bucket load of cash over belts any day.
No doubt!!
Not according to Bret Hart.
@@xbigwormx How can my preference be in any way impacted by the opinion of Bret Hart?
@@24magiccarrot Point is Bret didn't care about money. He just wanted to beat people every night and be the champion. YT Hall and Nash shoot on Bret Hart.
@@xbigwormx obviously he care about money but first of all he wanted the belt
His hair is still in it's prime even if he's not.
And that chain. The old man still got drip!
@@tombstonejones9581 "Got Drip" I think I get what that means, but I will still Google it in secret before using it! 🤫🇬🇧
And he is still blonde
This is the kind of guy I would love to have dinner and drinks with I could listen to him tell stories for hours what a genuine person
Amen to that.
Drinks
Little these days
He lights up the green smelly chit
Often
The only
Man
Clean since birth
Nothing but stacks
Of young fresh
Birds
Never drank a drop
No roids
No pot
No pills
Sir
Viking pride🎉😂
I love Jim Cornette but one take of his I never understood is when the Midnight Express met Vince in 1986 Jim didn't get why heels would have figures and who would buy them. When we were kids who would our babyface figures beat? The heels! Loved all these figures.
Jim Cornette thinks he's an authority on wrestling like Dave Meltzer. He's not
@@tigernorm713 he's a historian as well as a scholar of wrestling. But he even knows he insnt always right
im glad to know these cats are getting royalties and still being paid well for the work they did all those years ago. They were great entertainers just like musicians or actors , and they pay a heavy toll physically for the work they did.
Those that didn't piss Vince off at least. Lol
It makes me so happy to know he's getting paid still. I worry about those guys. They give it all!
It’s interviews like this that make me think Vince is not horrible as he may seem
Compare him to Don King. Seems he never had a fighter he didn’t steal from.
@@craigdurso3005 Vince is a ruthless businessman, but at least he knows that he needs to get workers paid to attract and keep talent. Plus, he thinks long-term, like with merchandising rights. Much better for the boys than some wrestling promoters.
Better a hardass boss that gives you money because it's in his self-interest than a softhearted boss that screws up your finances because he doesn't understand business.
@@Myndir ''he thinks long term'' I hope you're only talking about merch because feeding new talent to old timers and letting them go in their prime isn't exactly thinking long term
His LJN figure was one of the most badass. They really made him look like a destroyer. It was actually oversized as was Paul Orndorff's. Great times my brothers and I had with those figures, best ones ever made in my opinion. Good to see the wrestlers make good royalties off of all of them.
He had one of the better poses. The worst poses were Jesse Ventura, orndorff and macho man. They were limited in how my imagination could get a good match.
@@davidkos74 😄😄😄 so true. Jesse's was terrible as was Macho. At least Orndorff's was wider arm span. They did the same with Ken Patera. How about Brian Blair and Tito Santana? Their arms were basically in a down rested position 🤦🏽♂️😆
@@soulofanerd9364 I didn’t mind Tito’s because he could still hit the flying burrito!
@@davidkos74 I used to bend his arm that had the fist in order to make it more close to how it should look 😄😄😄
@@davidkos74 Gotta add Rick Rude to that list. I turned him into a commentator bc I couldn't do crap with him. Why both hands were on his waist is one of life's greatest mysteries lol
You can rest assured my Greg "The Hammer" Valentine action figure has been in some of the most epic battles of all time. Versus SD Jones, King Kong Bundy, Kamala, the list goes on and on. You were one of my go to fighters for any good battle!
That's $301,000 today
Mr.wonderful Paul orndorff
poor old SD Jones didn't last long against Bundy
Maybe the best pose of all LJNs, with Hogan and Studd
Even as a kid, I always wondered why his LJN figure was so tall compared to the others.
Either way, shows if you make Vince money, he gladly returns the favour
I remember at 12 yrs old him walking to the ring and walking past me...how scared I was of him...I never knew how to take Greg or his brother Johnny Valentine but they were awesome to watch!
I cant imagine how many meetings Vince had to have like the one where hammer and Brutus were coming in to ask about the belts..I listen to all these shoot interviews and every wrestler that lost the belt had to meet with Vince to see when they'd get it back....it is impossible to keep everyone happy, but a 120g check is always a nice consolation especially back then
His mannerisms and poise is what I hope I have when I’m his age.
Those LJN Wrestling Superstars are what got me into wrestling. The marketing to kids to get them into the product was genius.
Same here! Those figures are what introduced me to pro wrestling and made me a fan, as well.
Absolute GENIUS. My grandma bought me Hogan, Andre, Sheik, Studd & the ring in one Xmas. Talk about kid heaven.
Yeah and the heels all thought “ why would anyone buy us we are bad guys “ but we all know as kids we bought all the bad guys because we had to have guys for hogan to beat up lol. I had
Hogan
Jyd
The hammer
Iron sheik
Those were The first four I had
Way more than I was expecting. If Valentine got 120k imagine what Hogan, Piper and Snuka got
@@username-zj9id Exactly!
Met him in an airport, many years ago!! Really, really nice guy!! It’s too bad that he didn’t get more of an extended push in WWF after he and BBD lost the tag team championship!! Remember when he and Ric Flair were tag team champs back in his NWA days!!! He was always billed as more of a tag team specialist!!
No you didn’t
All of sudden those titles didn’t matter much anymore.
It's nice to see someone who is appreciative. Very well spoken. I have watched about a dozen of these clips and I am quite impressed with Greg Valentine
He is always so positive not like all the other miserable ex wrestlers
He's so humble! Love it!
The others probably didn’t get the same treatment
He loves the business, and he loves making money.
Very humble. I think a lot of them went through bad things, and got hurt physically or mentally and have trouble letting go. Greg was able to separate himself from the drama and injury and he's lucky for that. And great to fans to!
I think you're right. Vince Sr. And Jr. took care of Greg #1 because he was Johnny Valentine's kid and #2 Greg was a very solid performer in the ring and with in promotional spots.
I wish they'd release a Valentine DVD, they certainly have an assload of his matches that could fill up 4 or 5 hours
WWF Network?
I agree and they should release it on Valentine's Day!
Yes! I'd like to see the hammer on raw sometime
Yep 50 years worth of material, it would be so easy to put together & distribute
As a kid I was always nervous when my favourite faces had to wrestle the Hammer. He was one of those guys who could win on any given night.
He was one of those rare talents that even though he was often on the losing side, could always be seen as a legit threat and was able to be elevated into a winner character at the drop of a hat.
Could sit and sip tea with that man and listen to him talk all day about the good times.
It’s great to hear that Vince treats his guys alright by doing these royalties deals with there wrestlers. Most would take advantage of them and give them peanuts.
I could be wrong but pretty sure he had to, toys are a bit wonky when it comes to likeness rights you can have the license for the property to make toys but you still need likeness rights if based of a real person, hince why alot of movie toys in the 80s and 90s looked nothing like the actors. Not to mention paying royalties has always been Vince's way of paying peanuts anyway heard many stories of wrestlers getting paid next to nothing for a matches and how most of their money came from merch sales.
This isn't to say Vince and family are terrible people or anything but they definitely aren't as nice as they like people to believe either
Scott Hall recently revealed that he is making 6 figures just from WWE royalties due to nWo merchandise. These legend contracts generally aren’t very big but these legends are still making good money from occasional appearances, royalties from video games, action figures, t-shirts, etc. And the WWE is making very good money from nostalgia. The smarks hates the WWE for investing into the past but that is only because the past sells and it helps legends like Greg Valentine during retirement.
He seems much happier in these interviews.
What a legend from my youth! Much respect and blessings to the Hammer 🔨
I’ve never been a fan of Vince McMahon but hearing that he made sure that the wrestlers were the ones who collected continued royalties & not just the company is a great thing!!
Thanks Vince for watching over the guys that made you and your family Billionaires 👍🏼
My understanding was that Kamala never got royalties for the figurine in his likeness.
My first two LJN figures were Mr. Wonderful and Greg Valentine.. that memory is engraved in my mind forever… those were the good days
I used to have that when i was child. Greetings from MX.
Greg seems like a really nice guy with some great stories.
Stay healthy and enjoy life Greg. Looking forward to hearing more stories of back in the day from you.
Solid guy, class act, and was clearly a team player (even when it wasn’t to his benefit). He’s clearly a man of integrity. He deserves everything that he gets, if not more than what he gets from the WWE.
im glad these older wrestlers are still getting money long after there wrestling careers are over I was a big fan of Greg Valintine these guys deserve every cent they getting .
That check must have been awesome, and really cool of Vince to look out for his people like that. Much respect to both people. Got a new subscriber. Great video
Good to know that he receives wrestling's version of a pension.
I've been enjoying these videos with Valentine. Could listen to him all day
The Valentine LJN figure was one of my favs to actually play with. It was posed perfectly to actually play with.
Savage, Rude.....even Ventura, not so much.
Awesome interview.....Vince..."look at this boys!!"
Classic
An underappreciated legend! Whether as a single or a part of several tag teams, this man was always one of the best. I'd take any team he was best known for (i.e., the dream team, rhythm and blues, or in the beginning with Flair) against the so called legendary teams of the hardys, dudleys, E&C hands down.
They’re just legends of different eras
I am very happy that Greg is getting sizeable royalties. He deserves them as he put in his time and more and always delivered the goods.
It’s great that guys like Greg have money from royalties coming in during their later years in life.
Greg Valentine is genuinely great guy, not here venting and bad mouthing the industry like all the others usually do. He seems to be content with life right now, glad to hear some positivity from a genuine wrestler about the industry. I’m also glad Vince is using some other way to compensate these guys on retirement. Royalties are probably worth ten times more than pensions.
Glad to hear that,you and everyone else deserve it,thanks for the entertainment,you were awesome.
It so refreshing to hear a wrestling legend speak and sound so grateful for getting what they get (royalties wise). The hammer is so down to earth and also speaks so much sense.!
I love those LJN figures. The smaller figures that came later were fun, but those big figures are in a class by themselves. Those figures were part of my overall introduction to what was then The World Wrestling Federation.
Same here, man!
Back in 1992, between my close friend and I, we had almost every WWF figure that was available at that time. We also had the toy ring and would create our own matches for fun. Great memories.
A couple years later I was a teenager and found new interests. I sold all my figures at a garage sale for $1 each, or best offer. No regrets. Glad to hear the wrestlers were making some money from that.
The more I watch him, the more I like him. It's like he gets stronger as the match goes longer
Is nice to no that Greg still gets look after by Vince! And he deserves it!.
If someone like Valentine is still making good money from royalties, I can only imagine what Hogan would still be getting these days. Along with Randy Savage's estate and some of the other top talents of the 80s when those merchandising opportunities were just starting to pop up.
Man hulk Hogan is set man. Trust me. I heard he made sure he got most of the money 💰 but made Vince give the boys cheese 🧀 too.
Man I grew up in the eighties and the hammer was one of my favorite wrestlers. The hammer would get knocked out standing up and go face first to the ground in a plank form.. glad to see the hammer is well in life👍
Good to hear about your royalties, good guy who gave us his whole life, happy for you Mr. Hammer.
Finally a greatful wrestler giving Vince his roses
Vince killed the business
I once saw Greg at a convention when I was younger. I didn’t know who he was back then, and I wish now I would have gone up to his table and said hi!
I love all these Hammer videos. I could listen to the stories from back in the day all the time.
He wrestled one night in the late 80s in my town. He was all alone in the hotel bar the night before, looking grumpy as usual. I was there with friends about 4 drinks in. He & I stared at each other & I thought "He looks like he wants to kick our asses." Seeing these interviews, I should have walked over & bought him a drink. Seems like a really nice guy, the opposite of his TV persona.
I had a somewhat similar experience with him. When I was in 5th grade, a group of us went to the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh and he was on the card. We went to the hotel that the wrestlers stayed in and we saw The Hammer there and he CLEARLY didn't want to be bothered and was really grumpy. It was a big turn off. Glad to see he's doing well.
@@trippingandroid3832 he was staying in character back then as the heel he was!! Now you see the real deal
Greg the hammer will always be one of my favorites
LOL classic Valentine
‘The WWE Universe! Or in the words of Honky Tonk Man, “The WWE Universe!”’
The Hammer seems like such a loyal man.
Vince better be taking care of guys like The Hammer who helped make the WWF what it was then and now.
It's nice to know that Vince did this to protect his wrestlers as they got old nice to hear a good story about Vince
Humble guy. Can tell he was and is a great pro and person.
The Hammer never bore me with his great stories!!!
was stationed in England in the 90s....they had a USO wrestling match in the base gym with a few of the old timers....The Hammer was in the mens dressing room changing....he was telling old stories of his battles....really a good guy...
It’s really great to hear those guys still getting paid. They really deserve it!!!
You must know how happy this made me feel. This is a question I've wondered about for ages, and leave it to the "🔨 Hammer 🔨"to be the one to let me know. Kudos!
I remember WWF. So happy you guys are looked after. Thank you for the memories
Nice to hear the truth and some appreciation for once. You think the industry is the pits hearing it from all the wrestlers who lost everything because of their bad choices. Good for Greg for shining some light on this.
My son has a big chest full of action figures, still in their packages, that he's saved over the years. He figures they may be worth lots of money, someday.
They already are if they are old. Even if they are the newer Mattel figures they can be worth a lot in package.
100 percent there gunna be worth and allready are ! Awsome he did that , hope he's got some rare ones
Does he have the Kamala one? LJN Series 7 with the yellow moon....One of those is worth a fortune...
They are at peak prices now. Hundreds of dollars on card.
I'm happy that The Hammer is happy.
The Hammer was one of the fan favorites. Glad he's doing good and good health to him.
Rick Martel and Greg Tha Hammer Valentine were my very 1st LJN figures, was 1988, I still have them to this day, from New Zealand :)
it is surprising how happy it makes me to know he's doing well. he was a focal point of my childhood whether I realized it or not at the time, so glad to here he's ok unlike so many
I loved the Hart Foundation as a youth. Great heel family.
I started watched pro wrestling in the early 80s. Back when it was the WWWF. Because I lived in New York State, I would get all the Madison Square Garden matches with Hulk, Jesse, etc. At that time, Greg would have a match about every time I would watch. He was my favorite. One of the things he did that I loved is he would have his opponent pinned, and then lift him up right before the three count. I thought that was so damn cocky that I loved it! Of course, being a heel, he would wind up losing those matches a good bit, but that made it all the more cool that he would do that.
that is so good to hear about them getting royalty checks, vince really took care of his boys, unlike cast members of old tv shows that didn’t get jack shit. The best thing i’ve ever heard that Vince does it any wrestler or ex wrestler that needs rehab the Wwe pays for. Very proud of Vince for that
Good to hear! Loved watching this guy...great era!!@
Definitely would like to see a hammer 🔨 bio film 🎥. That’s good he is still getting royalties check and living life good. He definitely put in the work for it.
IDGAF what anyone says, GTH-Valentine has some damn good hair. Maybe that doesn't mean much coming from a bald guy typing a UA-cam comment, but it looks pretty good to me.
Greg Valentine has always been one of my favorites from that era... Very down to earth and always a class act. He's always honest and is one of the best story tellers ever! I could listen to him for days... 😂😂
The man paid his dues, put in his time -- he deserves royalties for life
I love buying the elite legends figures. So happy to hear that they're getting their cuts!
Dude back in the day your leg locks were awesome. So fun watching your matches.
I had all these as a kid wrestling was everything when I was younger
It's good to hear that Mr McMahon did that for the wrestlers my opinion of him has just changed a little 👍
Amen
That's because the wrestlers today suck and wrestling is in the toilet
Mine is starting to change a bit .... baby steps.
Yea, I’m warming up to Vince the more and more I hear the O.G. WWF guys telling stories like this.
I was a big fan of "The hammer" in the 80s. It's good to see him doing well. Thanks for the memories. 🔨
Holy cow 120,000 check in those days was a heck of a lot of money!!
Those figures were in every kids toy box, they were everywhere and we loved them. With the ring they were even better to play with.
Appreciate Greg for acknowledging that Vince pays these guys royalties
Not everyone gets their royalties