Paul Orndorff
Biography
Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr., nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful", was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his appearances with WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). After seven years working around the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Orndorff became a star in the 1980s WWE wrestling boom, and featured with manager Bobby Heenan and champion Hulk Hogan extensively, including in the main events of the first WrestleMania and Survivor Series. With an untreated neck injury, he left WWE for WCW in early 1988, where he won the WCW World Television Championship and the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Paul Roma (as a team called Pretty Wonderful). Arm atrophy from a nagging injury led him to retire in 2000 and he was treated for cancer in 2011. After retiring, he trained aspiring wrestlers. Orndorff was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.
Known For(78 works)
WWF Superstars
1986WWF Superstars
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Pay Per View
1985WWE Pay Per View
1985
Mid-South Wrestling
1981Mid-South Wrestling
1981
WWE Old School
1973WWE Old School
1973
WWE Old School
1973WWE Old School
1973
WWE Old School
1973WWE Old School
1973
WWE Old School
1973WWE Old School
1973
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Mr. McMahon
2024Mr. McMahon
2024
WWE Table For 3
2015WWE Table For 3
2015
Tuesday Night Titans
1984Tuesday Night Titans
1984
Tuesday Night Titans
1984Tuesday Night Titans
1984
Hogan Knows Best
2005Hogan Knows Best
2005
WWE Hall of Fame
2005WWE Hall of Fame
2005
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WrestleMania II
1986WrestleMania II
1986
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
1993WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
1993
WrestleMania
1985WrestleMania
1985
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
Andre the Giant
2018Andre the Giant
2018
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993WCW Slamboree 1993
1993
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993WCW Starrcade 1993
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995WCW Slamboree 1995
1995
WWE War to Settle the Score
1985WWE War to Settle the Score
1985
Andre the Giant
1985Andre the Giant
1985
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
WWF Hulkamania 2
1987WWF Hulkamania 2
1987
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985
The Wrestling Classic
1985The Wrestling Classic
1985
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
Most Unusual Matches
1985Most Unusual Matches
1985
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
2000WCW Fall Brawl 2000
2000
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993
WCW World War 3 1995
1995WCW World War 3 1995
1995
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994
WCW BattleBowl
1993WCW BattleBowl
1993
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
350 Days
2019350 Days
2019
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 12
1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
Best of the WWF Volume 2
1985Best of the WWF Volume 2
1985
WWE Grudge Match
1986WWE Grudge Match
1986
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993
WWE The Big Event
1986WWE The Big Event
1986
UWF Beach Brawl
1991UWF Beach Brawl
1991
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
1992SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
1992