Jimmy Valiant
Acting
Born August 6, 1942 · Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S.
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…
Known For · 40 titles
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
USWA Championship Wrestling
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
Tuesday Night Titans
WWF Championship Wrestling
AWA Arena Shows
WCW Arena Shows
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA Starrcade 1985
NWA Starrcade 1986
Tag Team Champions
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
TWA Autumn Armageddon '90
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
NWA Lords of The Ring
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
AWA SuperClash III
Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin'
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
NWA Starrcade 1983
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
NWA Night of Champions
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
NWA Starrcade 1984
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
Toxic Tutu
WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
WrestleMassacre
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Ultimate Death Match 2
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
NWA Boogie Jam