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Paul Orndorff

Born
October 29, 1949
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
Andre the Giant
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
WrestleMania
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WrestleMania II
(1986)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Full Filmography
Acting
WWE The Brawl to End it All
(1984)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WrestleMania
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Wrestling Classic
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE War to Settle the Score
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
(1985)
Self
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
(1985)
Paul Orndorff
Andre the Giant
(1985)
'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (archive footage)
Best of the WWF Volume 2
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
(1985)
Paul Orndorff
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (archive footage)
Best of the WWF Volume 3
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
(1985)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WrestleMania II
(1986)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
(1986)
WWE The Big Event
(1986)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
(1986)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Survivor Series 1987
(1987)
Paul Orndorff
WWF Hulkamania 2
(1987)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
(1987)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
(1987)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
(1990)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
TWA Spring Spectacular
(1990)
Himself
TWA Summer Sizzler
(1990)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
(1990)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
UWF Beach Brawl
(1991)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
SMW Volunteer Slam 1992
(1992)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
(1992)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW SuperBrawl III
(1993)
Himself
WCW Slamboree 1993
(1993)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
(1993)
Himself
WCW Starrcade 1993
(1993)
Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
(1993)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
(1993)
Paul Orndorff (Manager)
WCW Beach Blast 1993
(1993)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIV
(1993)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
(1993)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXV
(1993)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Battle Bowl
(1993)
"Mr. Wonderful"
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
(1994)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
(1994)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
(1994)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW SuperBrawl IV
(1994)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Bash at The Beach 1994
(1994)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVIII
(1994)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
(1994)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
(1995)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Slamboree 1995
(1995)
Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
(1995)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW World War 3 1995
(1995)
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
(2000)
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
(2005)
Himself
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
(2006)
'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
(2006)
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
(2007)
Paul Orndorff
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
(2009)
Himself
The True Story of WrestleMania
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
(2013)
Himself
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
(2013)
Himself
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
(2017)
Andre the Giant
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
350 Days
(2019)
Production
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