John L. Sullivan

Born: 1946-11-25, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 2018-04-04

Biography

John L. Sullivan (born Thomas Sullivan) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, Johnny Valiant. He competed in The World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), which became the World Wrestling Federation during his time with the promotion. He won the WWE World Tag Team Championship two times. The first run (which lasted over a year) was with his first and most famous storyline brother Jimmy Valiant over Tony Garea and Dean Ho on May 8, 1974; his second title run was with his second storyline brother Jerry Valiant over Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko on March 6, 1979.

Filmography

• WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
• The Wrestler (2008)
• Pulp Comics (1996)
• Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! (1985)
• WrestleMania (1985)
• Three Long Years (2003)
• WWF Hulkamania 2 (1987)
• WrestleMania II (1986)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 10 (1987)
• Jake "The Snake" Roberts (1987)
• The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987)
• Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams (1985)
• WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
• Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (1986)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 13 (1987)
• The British Bulldogs (1986)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 9 (1986)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 6 (1986)
• The Hulkster Hulk Hogan (1985)
• Best of the WWF Volume 3 (1985)
• Tag Team Champions (1986)
• The WWF's Amazing Managers (1985)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 14 (1987)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 7 (1986)
• Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake (1988)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 12 (1987)
• The Ken Patera Story (1987)
• Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments (1987)
• The Best of the WWF: volume 5 (1986)
• The Super Bowl of Wrestling (1978)