Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 29, 1949
Place of Birth:
Brandon, Florida, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper | (archive footage) |
| 2019 | 350 Days | Self |
| 2018 | Andre the Giant | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 | |
| 2013 | WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden | Himself |
| 2013 | Legends of Mid-South Wrestling | Himself |
| 2011 | The True Story of WrestleMania | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event | Himself |
| 2007 | Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 | Paul Orndorff |
| 2006 | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff |
| 2006 | WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship | |
| 2005 | WWE Hall of Fame 2005 | Himself |
| 2000 | WCW Fall Brawl 2000 | Himself |
| 1995 | WCW Slamboree 1995 | Himself |
| 1995 | WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1995 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1995 | WCW World War 3 1995 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1994 | WCW Fall Brawl 1994 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1994 | WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1994 | WCW SuperBrawl IV | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1994 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1994 | WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1994 | WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1994 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW SuperBrawl III | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW Slamboree 1993 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW Starrcade 1993 | Himself |
| 1993 | WCW Fall Brawl 1993 | "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXII | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII | Paul Orndorff (Manager) |
| 1993 | WCW Beach Blast 1993 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW Battle Bowl | "Mr. Wonderful" |
| 1993 | WCW Clash of the Champions XXV | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1993 | WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1992 | SMW Volunteer Slam 1992 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1992 | SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1991 | UWF Beach Brawl | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1990 | WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1990 | TWA Spring Spectacular | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1990 | TWA Summer Sizzler | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1990 | NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWF Hulkamania 2 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | The Best of the WWF: volume 12 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1987 | WWE Survivor Series 1987 | Paul Orndorff |
| 1986 | WrestleMania II | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1986 | The Best of the WWF: volume 5 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1986 | WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1986 | WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1986 | Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino | |
| 1986 | WWE The Big Event | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | WrestleMania | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | The Wrestling Classic | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | WWE War to Settle the Score | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! | Self |
| 1985 | Best of the WWF Volume 3 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | The Best of the WWF: volume 4 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | The WWF's Most Unusual Matches | Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | Andre the Giant | 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Best of the WWF Volume 2 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits | Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | WrestleMania | |
| 1984 | WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1984 | WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1984 | WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| 1984 | WWE The Brawl to End it All | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 | "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mr. McMahon | “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff (Archive Footage) |
| 2015 | WWE Table For 3 | Paul Orndorff |
| 2005 | Hogan Knows Best | |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge | Paul Orndorff |
| 1985 | Saturday Night's Main Event | |
| Fury Hour |