Acting · b. 1942 · Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S.

Jimmy Valiant

Biography

James Harold Fanning is a former professional wrestler and author better known as "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant. Fanning started wrestling in 1964 as "Big Jim Vallen". He went to the WWWF in the 1970s as "Handsome Jimmy Valiant" and formed a team with Johnny Valiant that would dominate the tag team scene for a while as WWWF Tag Team champions. In the later 1960s in the WWA, they were managed by Bobby Heenan. Valiant had entered the WWWF in 1971 as a babyface, originally known as "Gentleman Jim Valiant," but quickly switched to heel. He had title matches against champion Pedro Morales i...

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Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon Jimmy Valiant 2022 WrestleMassacre Boogie 2018 Toxic Tutu Himself 2017 Toxic Tutu Self 2017 I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story 2016 WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count Jimmy Valiant 2016 WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches 2012 Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin' Himself 2011 Ultimate Death Match 2 Jimmy Valiant 2010 The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling Himself 2005 TWA Autumn Armageddon '90 Jimmy Valiant 1990 The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant 1988 AWA The Road to Super Clash III Jimmy Valiant 1988 WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant 1988 WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant 1988 AWA SuperClash III "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant 1988 NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games Jimmy Valiant 1987 The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant 1987 NWA Starrcade 1986 Jimmy Valiant 1986 NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land Jimmy Valiant 1986 Tag Team Champions Jimmy Valiant 1986 The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament Jimmy Valiant 1986 NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant 1986 NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant 1986 NWA Starrcade 1985 Jimmy Valiant 1985 NWA The Great American Bash 1985 Jimmy Valiant 1985 PWUSA Star Wars Jimmy Valiant 1985 NWA Starrcade 1984 Jimmy Valiant 1984 NWA Boogie Jam Jimmy Valiant 1984 NWA Night of Champions Himself 1984
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