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Valiant Brothers


Last updated by M.A LeBlanc on May 31, 2019

Title History

  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles defeating Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino (January 5, 1974);
  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles defeating Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino (February 7, 1974);
  • WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles defeating Tony Garea & Dean Ho (May 8, 1974);
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team titles defeating Dean Ho & Ken Mantell (July 16, 1976);
  • NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles defeating The Royal Kangaroos (December 4, 1976);
  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles defeating Moose Cholak & Paul Christy (February 12, 1977);
  • NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles [presumably recognized upon arrival] (January 1978);
  • WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles defeating Wilbur Snyder & Dominic Denucci (July 22, 1978);

Career Highlights

  • Johnny Valiant went on to become a manager in the WWF known as “Luscious” Johnny V..
  • October 11, 1975 – AWA: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Caesar Pabon & Kenny Jay.
  • October 17, 1975 – AWA: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Bull Bullinski & Dick Reynolds.
  • November 4, 1975 – AWA: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Chris Taylor & Jim Brunzell.
  • November 5, 1975 – AWA: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Billy Robinson & Chris Taylor.
  • March 6, 1976 – WWWF: The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to win the tag team titles.
  • March 26, 1976 – MSG Network: Captain Lou Albano & The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea.
  • April 29, 1976 – AWA: Jos LeDuc & Larry Hennig defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) in a looser leaves town match.
  • The Valiant Brothers had several matchs vs. Joe Leduc & Larry Hennig in AWA.
  • June 18, 1977 – WWA: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Moose Cholak & Paul Christy to win the World tag team titles.
  • August 27, 1977 – AWA: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Bob Backlund & Nacho Barrera.
  • October 24, 1977 – CWA: Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant).
  • November 26, 1977 – AWA: The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Art Thomas & Joe Scarpello.
  • December 11, 1977 – NWA St. Louis: The Valiant Brothers (Jim Valiant & John Valiant) defeated Gary Young & Mike Pappas.
  • January 25, 1978 – NWA: Mike Graham & Steve Keirn defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) to win the NWA Florida United States tag team titles.
  • February 11, 1978 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated The Valiants (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) to retain the tag team titels.
  • March 4, 1978 – WWA: Dominic DeNucci & Wilbur Snyder defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) to win the World tag team titles.
  • March 14, 1978 – CWF: Mike Graham & Steve Keirn defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) to retain the NWA Florida United States tag team titles.
  • June 16, 1978 – NWA St. Louis: The Brisco Brothers (Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco) defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jim Valiant & John Valiant).
  • October 16, 1978 – CWA: The Bounty Hunters (Bounty Hunter I & Bounty Hunter II) defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) to retain the Southern tag team titles.
  • July 2, 1979 – MSG Network: The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant, Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Haystacks Calhoun, Steve Travis & Ted DiBiase.
  • July 21, 1979 – PRISM Network: The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeated Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski to retain the tag team titles.
  • October 22, 1979 – MSG Network: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant & Johnny Valiant) to win the tag team titles.