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
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WrestleMania
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WrestleMania II
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWF Hulkamania 2
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Wrestling Classic
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE War to Settle the Score
Himself
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW SuperBrawl III
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Slamboree 1993
Himself
WCW Starrcade 1993
"Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Himself
WCW Slamboree 1995
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (archive footage)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Himself
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Self
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Himself
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Best of the WWF Volume 3
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
Paul Orndorff
Most Unusual Matches
Paul Orndorff
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
"Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (Archive footage)
Andre the Giant
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Best of the WWF Volume 2
Paul Orndorff
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Self (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
Himself
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
Self
350 Days
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
TWA Spring Spectacular
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE The Brawl to End it All
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
TWA Summer Sizzler
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE The Big Event
Paul Orndorff
WWE Survivor Series 1987
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
UWF Beach Brawl
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW World War 3 1995
Paul Orndorff (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Beach Blast 1993
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
"Mr. Wonderful"
WCW Battle Bowl
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW SuperBrawl IV
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
SMW Volunteer Slam 1992
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
WrestleMania
'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff
WrestleMania 2
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Paul Orndorff
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Self
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
WWE Grudge Match
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-10-29
Place of Birth
Brandon, Florida, USA
Also Known As
The Brandon Bull