Greg Valentine - Chilling Details of Eddie Graham's Death & The End of Florida Wrestling
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Greg Valentine discusses the horrible death of Eddie Graham, Mike Graham and the end of the Florida Wrestling territory. Stream brand new shoots 📺 TitleMatchNetwork.com
This is from our exclusive Title Match Network interview series with the legendary, Hall of Famer Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
Produced live from Las Vegas on Aug 28, 2023.
The Hammer talks the once mighty Florida territory where Dusty Rhodes, Lou Thesz, Gene Kiniski and countless other legends performed. Starting in the 1940s and later bought by Eddie Graham in 1961, the Florida promotion was one of the biggest in the country.
We'll hear the tragic details behind Eddie Graham's death and later his son's death as well. Mike Graham was also a wrestler, Florida Wrestling promoter and agent for WCW Wrestling.
Valentine (along with his father Johnny Valentine) knew Eddie Graham very well and tells us why he was considerd a genius in wrestling.
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I love watching Greg Valentine do these interviews!! ❤
@pulsarlights2825
5 ай бұрын
I go to wrestling convention once or twice a year, and Greg is usually at the bar at all of them, and he likes to talk to the fans
Greg is the man!
What a genuine guy
Of course the early 1980s was about racing in the Tar Heel State. Back then, North Carolina had three active NASCAR tracks running races. By the early 2000s, they only had one. And this is not including the four still active tracks less than two hours from the state’s border.
Very sad about Eddie Graham's and Mike Graham's suicides. Eddie Graham was the dean of wrestling in Florida.
@pulsarlights2825
5 ай бұрын
Are suicidal tendencies genetic?
@99somerville
5 ай бұрын
@@pulsarlights2825Certainly runs in some families. I would say yes.
@Charsi_Escobar
4 ай бұрын
@@pulsarlights2825addiction too, coming from someone with a string of addicts in my extended family.
@mikes.4136
Ай бұрын
It really was tragic. Eddie, Mike, and Mike’s son, Stephen, all took their own lives. It’s so bizarre, that three men in one family - a father, his son, and grandson, would do that.
Greg Valentine heel of The Mid-Atlantic
When I was a kid, I remember the matches between his dad and Red Bastein. This was probably 1968 and I was at most of the shows in Tampa, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Okeechobee, West Palm Beach and Miami Beach (at the old Jackie Gleason theater) in the spring and summer (because sitters cost money, especially when you're getting home at 2 AM and they didn't trust my brother LOL). My dad was coaching football in the fall and wasn't working then. I have never seen so much heat. The crowds were always one step away from a riot and their matches were always at the end of the night in a hot, sweaty, no AC arena full of smoke. I just remember men wanting to jump in the ring and women screaming and crying, and always lots of blood. It was more intense than Eddie and Malenko by far. As for Eddie Graham, my father had the upmost respect for him and delivered his eulogy. He had a very hard time dealing with Eddie's death. He always considered him to be his best friend in the wrestling business.
Greg Valentine and Ric Flair are my favorite tag-team ever.
The grahams and the von erichs tragic families.
@user-fq9hk8jj5c
5 ай бұрын
Damn😢😢
Greg HAS BETTER HAIR THAN MOST 20 YEAR OLDS! ***
كم امتع الجمهور هذ الرجل يستحق الاحترام والتقدير الله الله زماني كم هي الحياة قصيرة وكذلك الشباب قصير
Gregs awesome
He's not wrong, NC has always been Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Ric Flair....lol
Well, the show is called "DARKSIDE of the Ring."
his daddy put people in the seats in Tampa on Tuesday nights
I remember the days The Hammer back in the Buffalo Toronto I remember him when he was Donnie FARGO His dad. JOHNNY WAS. COOLL TOO RITE 0N HAMMER ONE OF THE BEST EVER
@danburnette7674
4 ай бұрын
Johnny Fargo = Greg Valentine
I seen you're dad Johnny at the Armoury in Tampa. Big fan, he didn't seem like the nicest guy.
Greg has a great memory unlike people like Barry Darsow.
I didnt know sunny made it to the Carolina's
Greg valentine
My foster parents took the whole family to the PTL club two years in a row. We had to stay in the state we were in at our foster aunt and uncles farm which was way cooler and we were too young anyways to be stuck in a church. Although I have never met anyone that went there as an adult
Had a guy at work who got fired for stealing stuff he was in his late fifties . He went home and shot himself but didn't die. He shot himself in the head then and killed himself. Another guy from work showed up to check on him and found him dead
sad
GREG WAS WRONG IN ONE POINT THE 3RD PERSON WHO KILLED HIMSELF IN THE GRAHAM FAMILY OR GOSETT FAMILY WAS NOT EDDIE'S OTHER SON IT WAS MIKE'S SON. TALK ABOUT THE VON ERICHS THE GOSSET FAMILY WAS JUST AS BAD.
3 Rs 😂
“Never drew a dime.”
@danburnette7674
4 ай бұрын
Are you on Crystal Meth ? Greg made a boatload of $$$$$ for every territory he worked in . Know your history and do your research.
@danburnette7674
4 ай бұрын
Every territory Greg ever worked in made $$$$. Let me ask you a question The Jeffro451 . What is your involvement in the business , your age, and knowledge of the business and its history ? I was in it for 25 plus years so i know that Greg was a huge draw and incredible talent.